Nepal Plane Crash: 18 Bodies Recovered From Saurya Airlines Flight Wreckage, Pilot Rescued

Nepal plane crash: All 18 passengers and crew members have been killed in the Saurya Airlines plane crash in Kathmandu. However, the pilot has been rescued and hospitalised.

Nepal Plane Crash: A thick plume of smoke seen after the Saurya Airlines flight crash.

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Nepal Plane Crash: Nepal has been hit by another massive plane crash. A Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed on Wednesday during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. The airport has been shut down now.

As many as 19 people, including the crew members, were on board the plane bound for Pokhara. The accident occurred around 11 AM, TIA spokesperson Premnath Thakur was quoted as saying by Nepali news website Kathmandu Post. Police and firefighters are carrying out rescue operations at the accident site.

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The cause of the accident is still unknown. All 18 bodies of the crew members and passengers have been recovered from the crash site so far. Captain Manish Shakya (37), the pilot of the plane, was rescued and sent to a hospital in Sinamangal.

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According to South Asia Time, the plane skidded off the runway during takeoff and crashed. The aircraft burst into flames immediately after the crash. Firefighters and security personnel are on the scene to douse the flames and search for survivors. 

#WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu

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The ill-fated Saurya Arlines flight 9N-AME, a Mitsubishi CRJ-200ER, was carrying a few technical staffers as well, reported The Himalayan Times.

#WATCH | Plane crashes at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal's Kathmandu. Details awaited pic.twitter.com/tWwPOFE1qI

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The Kathmandu Post quoted witnesses as saying that the plane tried to take off from the southern end of the runway. However, it suddenly listed to a side and the wing tip hit the ground resulting in the plane catching fire and crashing. It then plunged into a gorge on the eastern side of the runway.