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Kathmandu plane crash updates: Nepal’s prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered his condolences and said he was “extremely shocked” by news of the crash. He also promised an immediate government investigation. A spokesman for Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines says a flight that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, was carrying 67 passengers: 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives. Airline spokesman Kamrul Islam says there were four crewmembers on board, but did not provide their nationalities. A Nepali police official says at least 38 people were killed and 23 injured when a plane crashed as it landed at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media, said 10 people remained unaccounted for in Monday’s crash. The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved repeatedly before it crashed, landing near the runway, the Associated Press reported. Eight bodies were recovered from the US-Bangla plane which crashed near Kathmandu airport, sources told Firstpost. According to reports, 25 injured passengers have been rescued and sent to hospitals for treatment. The Tribhuvan International Airport said that there were 37 males, 27 females and two children on board the aircraft, The Kathmandu Post reported. A Bangladeshi plane with 67 passengers aboard crashed near Kathmandu airport as it came in to land, officials say. Firefighters are battling to extinguish burning wreckage and rescue survivors, according to reports. The Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu has been closed for operations. Plumes of black smoke could be seen rising from the football pitch where the plane crashed, to the east of the runway at Nepal’s only international airport, in the capital Kathmandu. “There were 67 passengers and 4 crew members” aboard the plane, said airport spokesman Prem Nath Thakur. “So far 20 injured have been taken to the hospital. Police and army are trying to cut apart the plane to rescue others,” he added. With inputs from agencies
Kathmandu plane crash updates: KP Sharma Oli assures immediate probe, reaches airport to take stock
A Bangladesh airline passenger aircraft crashed while descending at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport on Monday, an airport official said.
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Aircraft circled the airport twice, waiting to land
The aircraft had circled the airport twice as it waited for clearance to land, Mohammed Selim, the airline’s manager in Kathmandu, told Dhaka-based Somoy TV station by telephone. – AP
KP Sharma Oli assures immediate probe
Nepalese prime minister KP Sharma Oli offered his condolences and assured an immediate probe. Oli said he was “extremely shocked” by the news of the crash.
Rescue workers recover bodies from wreckage
Rescue workers recovered badly burnt bodies from the wreckage of the aircraft that crashed while coming in to land at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport, a Reuters witness said.
KP Sharma Oli reaches airport to take stock of situation
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli visited Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) to inquire about ongoing rescue operation after the aircraft caught fire while landing, reported Kathmandu Tribune .
Visuals from Kathmandu airport, where the aircraft crashed
Aircraft swerved repeatedly before crashing
The plane, a twin-propeller Bombardier Dash 8 flying from Bangladesh, swerved repeatedly before it crashed. It burst into flames at the Kathmandu airport in Nepal.
Most on crashed plane from Bangladesh, Nepal
A spokesman for Dhaka-based US-Bangla Airlines says a flight that crashed in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, was carrying 67 passengers: 32 from Bangladesh, 33 from Nepal and one each from China and the Maldives.
Airline spokesman Kamrul Islam says there were four crew members on board, but did not provide their nationalities.
37 men, 27 women, 2 children onboard the US-Bangla aircraft
Tourism Ministry Joint Secretary of Nepal Suresh Acharya was earlier quoted as saying that 25 injured passengers were rescued and sent to different hospitals for treatment. The Tribhuvan International Airport said that there were 37 males, 27 females and two children onboard the aircraft.
There were 33 Nepali passengers onboard, state media reports.
71 people, including 4 crew members were onboard
At least, 71 people, including four crew members, were onboard the 78-seater Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 aircraft that took off from Dhaka in Bangladesh. The plane crashed at 2:18 pm local time, The Kathmandu Post reported.
Firefighters and rescue workers look for survivors
Soon after the crash, reports said that the US-Bangla Airlines twin-propeller plane had broken into several large pieces, with dozens of firefighters and rescue workers clustered around the wreckage in a grassy field near the runway.
Hundreds of people stood on a nearby hill, staring down at what remained of the Bombardier Dash 8.
Death toll unclear amid chaos after crash
The death toll remained unclear amid the chaos of the crash and the rush of badly injured victims to nearby hospitals. Brigadier General Gokul Bhandari, the Nepal army spokesman, told the Associated Press that 50 people had died and the fate of the others was unknown.
But a police official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to talk to the media, said at least 38 people had died, 23 had been injured and 10 were unaccounted for.
Injured admitted to different hospitals
Input from R Bhatta
Five people have been admitted to the Norvic International Hospital. Out of those five, one will be discharged shortly, three are stable and another one is critical.
Relatives of the passengers are thronging hospitals because the injured have been shifted to different places.
Nepal police official says at least 38 killed, 23 injured
Aircraft landed from northern side, had permission to land from southern: Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal director
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal director Sanjiv Gautam told Hindustan Times that the aircraft was permitted to land from the southern side of the runway flying over Koteshwor but it landed from the northern side.
Trying to bring situation under control: Airport spokesperson
Airport spokesperson Birendra Prasad Shrestha told Reuters that they are trying to bring the fire under control and the airport has been shut down. He added that all flights are being diverted. “We are concentrating on evacuating passengers.”
Visuals after the US-Bangla plane crashed in Nepal
Conflicting reports on death toll
According to Reuters, eight bodies have been recovered so far and more people are feared dead. Meanwhile, India Today reported that at least 20 passengers have been reported dead.
AFP reported that at least 27 have been killed in the crash.
25 injured passengers rescued and sent to different hospitals
The Kathmandu Post reported that the 25 injured passengers have been sent for treatment. The report added that according to Tribhuvan International Airport, there were 37 males, 27 females and two children on board the aircraft.
‘All we know is that this is a technical issue’: Head of the chancery, Bangladesh Embassy, Kathmandu
Mohammad Al Alamun Emam, head of the chancery, Bangladesh Embassy, Kathmandu said, “All we know is that this is a technical issue and we are in touch with rescue workers. All we know is that 17 people have been rescued.” He added that there is no official word on death count yet.
Indian flights diverted to Kolkata
Firefighters battle to extinguish burning wreckage and rescue survivors
Bodies recovered from crashed aircraft: Officials
Victims’ bodies have been recovered from the wreckage of the Bangladeshi plane that crashed in Kathmandu, an official told AFP. “We just pulled out dead bodies and injured from the debris,” government spokesman Narayan Prasad Duwadi said.
Rescue operations underway
Tribhuvan airport closed for all arrivals and departures
The aircraft took off from Dhaka
A US-Bangla Airlines plane carrying 67 passengers crash landed after catching fire at Nepal’s international airport, officials said.
The plane skidded off the runway while landing at the Tribhuvan International Airport. The plane caught fire after it careened off the runway during landing and crashed onto a football ground near the airport, the TIA spokesperson Prem Nath Thakur was quoted as saying by the Kathmandu Post. The aircraft took off from Dhaka. – PTI
WATCH: Aircraft became unstable during landing
Kathmandu’s Tribhuvan International Airport closed following crash
78 people were reportedly on board
Number of casualties is yet to be determined
Visual from the Tribhuvan International Airport
Bangladeshi passenger plane crashes near Kathmandu airport: Official