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A plane crash occurred at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal at around 11 am on Wednesday morning. In which 18 people lost their lives. Surya Airlines plane going from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 19 passengers crashed soon after takeoff. Only one pilot was saved in this incident. Now it has come to light that three people of the same family have died in this accident.
3 people of the same family lost their lives
A statement issued by the airline said that flight maintenance staff Manuraj Sharma was traveling with his wife Preeja Khatiwada and four-year-old son Adhiraj Sharma in the crashed plane. All three died in the accident. According to the statement, Preeja was also a government employee and worked as an assistant computer operator in the Ministry of Power. 17 of those killed in the accident were employees of Surya Airlines.
A pilot's life was saved
37-year-old Captain MR Shakya survived the accident and was rescued from the crash site. He is undergoing treatment in the hospital. The plane is said to be Bombardier CRJ-200ER. Which was manufactured in the year 2003. The plane was being taken for repair. The airlines have said that the plane was going to Pokhara. So that technical inspection could be done after repair. The plane took off from runway 2 and crashed on runway 20.
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.