At least 5 died and several others were injured after Saurya Airlines passenger plane carrying Nineteen people onboard has crashed during takeoff at Kathmandu Airport in Nepal on Wednesday morning, July 24.
A private airline plane burst into flames at Tribhuvan International Airport after skidding off the runway during takeoff. The Shaurya Airlines plane was departing for Pokhara with 19 passengers.
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According to the information, 19 people, including aircrew, were aboard the Pokhara-bound Saurya Airlines plane which met with the accident at around 11 am, sources said.
The pilot of the aircraft has been taken to a hospital, a security official deployed at the airport told news agency PTI without giving further details.