Web Desk(March 12, 2018): A plane has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport in Nepal’s capital, Kathmandu, over 50 have died in the accident.
The plane, operated by US-Bangla, a Bangladeshi airline, veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon, causing a blaze that firefighters have been tackling. The black box has been recovered.
US-Bangla aircraft catches fire at TIA
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About 67 passengers were thought to be on board, reported BBC. The number of casualties is unconfirmed.
Over 50 killed, several inured as US-Bangla Airways crashes at TIA | https://t.co/J6350wahNV pic.twitter.com/zDDNmHbmcd
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Seventeen people on board have been rescued so far, the authorities say.
Photos and video posted on social media showed smoke rising from an airport runway.
Firefighters douse fire at Tribhuvan International Airport.
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The plane was identified in local media as S2-AGU, a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, but this has not been officially confirmed.
The flight landed at TIA airport, also known as Kathmandu International Airport, at 14:20 local time (08:35 GMT), according to flight tracking website FlightRadar24.
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