New Delhi: A 72-seater passenger aircraft on Sunday crashed on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Rescue operations are underway and the airport is closed for the time being, news agency ANI reported.
A total of 68 passengers and four crew members were on board the Yeti airlines aircraft that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport, spokesperson of Yeti Airlines Sudarshan Bartaula said, as per The Kathmandu Post.
A 72-seater passenger aircraft on Sunday crashed on the runway at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal.Read On: https://t.co/pdunzBp2VZ#Nepal #NepalPlaneCrash #Kathmandupic.twitter.com/tXP2Jgy5AM
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Purported videos from the crash spot surfaced on social media. Here are some visuals accessed by ABP News.
Visuals from Pokhara International Airport in Nepal where a passenger plane crashed today. #Nepal #NepalPlaneCrash #Kathmandupic.twitter.com/ZMcWanDMVe
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Details awaited.