Plane crashes in Nepal: 22 victims found
Agency
24/07/2024
A Saurya Airlines plane crashed on takeoff at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu Nepal. - Photo source/REUTERS
ISTANBUL : A total of 22 victims after a plane carrying them crashed in Nepal on Wednesday have been found, reported Anadolu Agency quoting local newspaper Kathmandu Post.
A plane belonging to Saurya Airlines crashed on take-off at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu.
TIA spokesman Premnath Thakur said the incident occurred at around 11am local time (0515GMT).
The 23 people on board the plane included the crew, and the plane was reportedly en route to the city of Pokhara in central Nepal.
Most recently, a passenger was reported to have been injured and is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
Search and rescue (SAR) operations are underway at the scene of the accident.
