Breaking News : Plane crash minutes after take off near mount everest at Nepalese capital , Nepal dated 28.09.2012 | List of name of dead body in plane crash at nepal
All 19 passengers of the Sita Air plane have died. The accident site is less than one kilometre (half a mile) from the airport," said Nepal Police spokesman Binod Singh.
"The pilots seem to have tried to land it safely on the banks of the river but unfortunately the plane caught fire."
Mr Singh said the plane, carrying mainly foreigners and three local crew, plunged into the banks of the Manohara river early in the morning.
"There are four Nepalis among the dead, apart from the crew. The majority of the dead are foreigners from Western countries," he said.
Dozens of army personnel had arrived at the crash site, said Nepalese army spokesman Ramindra Chhetri, and were battling to bring the blaze under control.
"I was just walking and saw a plane landing. It was caught in fire and I even heard people inside the plane screaming," a witness told Kantipur Television.
Another witness said he saw half burned bodies near the crash site, a slum settlement.
All 19 passengers of the Sita Air plane have died. The accident site is less than one kilometre (half a mile) from the airport," said Nepal Police spokesman Binod Singh.
"The pilots seem to have tried to land it safely on the banks of the river but unfortunately the plane caught fire."
Mr Singh said the plane, carrying mainly foreigners and three local crew, plunged into the banks of the Manohara river early in the morning.
"There are four Nepalis among the dead, apart from the crew. The majority of the dead are foreigners from Western countries," he said.
Dozens of army personnel had arrived at the crash site, said Nepalese army spokesman Ramindra Chhetri, and were battling to bring the blaze under control.
"I was just walking and saw a plane landing. It was caught in fire and I even heard people inside the plane screaming," a witness told Kantipur Television.
Another witness said he saw half burned bodies near the crash site, a slum settlement.
