Horrifying moment plane crashes in Nepal immediately after takeoff, killing 18. A bystander caught the terrifying moment the plane went down before erupting into a ball of flames at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal.
This is the shocking moment a passenger plane crashed and killed 18 people in Nepal after skidding off the runway and exploding - with only the pilot surviving.
The plane was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians to Pokhara city to repair another aircraft, officials said. A view of the aircraft belonging to Saurya Airlines crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital Kathmandu, Nepal on July 24, 2024 Rescuers and army personnel stand at the site after a Saurya Airlines' plane crashed during takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on July 24, 2024
The pilot of the plane has been taken to the Kathmandu Medical College Hospital for treatment, said a doctor at the hospital who was not authorised to speak to media.Tribhuvan International Airport, the main airport in Nepal for international and domestic flights, has been closed as emergency crews worked.Visibility was low across the capital, however, although it is not clear whether this contributed to the crash or why the plane skidded off the runway in the first place.
Nepal has been criticised for a poor air safety record, and nearly 350 people have died in plane or helicopter crashes in the Himalayan country since 2000.
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