Nepal army personnel cordon off a plane crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. State television in Nepal says a plane has slipped off the runway and crashed while trying to take off from the Kathmandu airport.
Nepal Mishap: 18 Dead As Saurya Airlines Plane Crashes In Kathmandu | In Pics
All 18 people aboard the Saurya Airlines plane were killed in Nepal's Kathmandu after the aircraft slipped off the runway and crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Wednesday. The pilot of the plane, however, survived the wreckage. Nepali Army personnel were also seen cordoning off the plane crash site.
Plane carrying 19 people crashes in Nepal | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
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Rescue operation after Nepal plance crash | Photo: PTI
Nepali Army personnel during a rescue operation after a plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu.
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Pokhara-bound plane crash in Kathmandu Int'l airport | Photo: PTI
A rescue operation underway after a private airlines' Pokhara-bound plane crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), killing 18 of the 19 people on board, in Kathmandu.
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Injured pilot of the Saurya Airlines being rescued | Photo: PTI
The injured pilot of the Saurya Airlines being rescued after the Pokhara bound aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA), killing 18 of the 19 people on board, in Kathmandu.
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Nepali Army during a rescue operation at TIA airport | Photo: PTI
Nepali Army personnel during a rescue operation after an plane crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport, in Kathmandu.
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Rescuers search a plane crash site at TIA in Kathmandu | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
Rescuers search a plane crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Saurya Airlines' plane crashes during take-off | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
Nepal army personnel stand by a plane crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Nepal army cordon off a plane crash site | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
Nepal army personnel cordon off a plane crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Nepal plane crash | Photo: AP/Sujan Gurung
Nepal army personnel cordon off a plane crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
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Saurya Airlines plane crashes in Nepal | Photo: AP/Agniia Galdanova
Smoke rises from the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.
