15 killed as plane with 19 people on board crashes in Nepal, VIDEO

Kathmandu | 15 people were killed after a plane with 19 people on board crashed at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu on Wednesday, local media reported.

15 bodies have been recovered. Four people have been rescued, Nepal Police posted on X.

The incident occurred around 11 a.m. when the Pokhara-bound plane of Saurya Airlines crashed shortly after taking off from the runway, TIA spokesperson Premnath Thakur said, The Kathmandu Post reported.

Firefighters and security personnel, including Nepal Police and the Nepali Army, are carrying out the rescue operation.

Watch: A Saurya Airlines plane has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s Kathmandu pic.twitter.com/n8zeB2PtVL

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Plane’s Captain Manish Shakya was rescued from the wreckage and taken to KMC Hospital, Sinamangal for treatment, according to the police, The Himalayan Times reported.

Further details are awaited.

IANS/The English Post Web Desk