Nepal Plane Crash: 36 Killed After Yeti Airlines' Passenger Aircraft Crashes Moments Before Landing at Pokhara Airport (Watch Videos)
The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members, including 15 foreigners.
Kathmandu, Jan 15: At least 36 people were killed on Sunday after a passenger plane crashed in Nepal's Pokhara region.
Thirty-six dead bodies have been brought out from the wreckage and the fire has been put off, Tek Bahadur K.C., chief district officer of the Kaski district, told Xinhua from the crash site. Nepal Plane Crash: Aircraft With 68 Passenger Crashes on Runway at Pokhara Airport (Watch Video).
Nepal Plane Crash Videos:
The ill-fated ATR-72 plane of Yeti Airlines was flying to Pokhara from Kathmandu and crashed just a few minutes before landing, Jagannath Niroula, spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, told Xinhua. Nepal Plane Crash: Passenger Aircraft With 72 People Onboard Crashes in Pokhara; Eight Bodies Recovered
The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew members, including 15 foreigners, Xinhua News Agency reported quoting Niroula.
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