Watch This Dramatic video shows plane in flames with 18 people killed and only pilot 'rescued alive' in crash By Isabella Boneham , Jessica Martin Published 24th Jul 2024, 10:34 BST Updated 24th Jul 2024, 11:07 BST Comment Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276 Visit Shots! now This video More videos Video shows a plane in flames with black smoke billowing into the air as 18 people are killed in a crash during take-off. The Saurya Airlines plane was carrying two crew members and 17 technicians to the city of Pokhara for maintenance checks, airport security chief Arjun Chand Thakuri said. Mr Thakuri also told local media the plane "caught fire" after it left the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport in the capital Kathmandu.
The airport has confirmed the incident at around 11am local time this morning (Wednesday 24 July). TV channels have shown the plane flying a little above the runway and then tilting before it crashed. They also showed firefighters trying to put out the fire and thick black smoke rising into the sky.
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