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A major plane crash has occurred in Nepal after about one and a half years. 18 people have died in this. One pilot of the plane is seriously injured and is undergoing treatment. This plane crashed while taking off from Tribhuvan International Airport. As soon as the plane took off, it caught fire and then exploded. 18 passengers lost their lives.
the plane skidded off the runway
The plane crashed after takeoff and now the technical team and rescue team are investigating it. However, this is not the first incident in Nepal. Such incidents have happened before. In January 2023, a Yeti Airlines plane crashed. At that time 68 people lost their lives. This plane also crashed in Pokhara, 205 km from Kathmandu. The plane that crashed today was going to Pokhara.
Know how many people have died so far in the Nepal plane crash
The biggest incident in Nepal happened in January 2023. The plane of Yeti Airlines crashed. At that time 68 people lost their lives. It was discussed all over the world. In May 2022, a plane crashed in Mustang, Nepal, killing 22 people including 4 Indians. Talking about 2018, a major accident took place at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu in March. Here a US-Bangla Airlines plane carrying 67 passengers and 4 crew members crashed, killing 49 people. In February 2016, a plane carrying 11 people crashed in Kalikot, Nepal.
Why are there more plane accidents in Nepal?
Most of the airports in Nepal are surrounded by hilly areas. Due to this, there were problems in landing and takeoff. The airports here do not have updated technology and due to this the landing system is also not good. Here even a small mistake becomes a big incident. Every year some plane accident happens in Nepal.