Kathmandu: It was a Sunday tragedy for many families tonight, as a small plane crashed close to Kathmandu. On board among others, were 10 Indians, most of whom were in Nepal for a break. The plane came down as they were returning after a glimpse of Mount Everest.
Locals say they saw the plane hit the roof of a house in a village, disintegrating into several pieces. They managed to rescue the only passenger who survived the crash but he too died on the way to hospital. Said Ramesh Puri, a local and an eyewitness to the accident: The plane crashed and went up, with all the parts sprinkled everywhere. It was at a burning stage.''
The 57-year-old Mehta was working as chief of the health section of UNICEF, Kathmandu. According to Mehta's colleagues here, the couple had been residing in Kathmandu for the past three years and had possibly come from Gujarat.
This is not the first time that accidents involving small aircrafts have occurred in Nepal. In December last year, a plane carrying 22 people crashed east of Kathmandu and in August 2010, a plane heading for the Everest region crashed due to bad weather.
Locals say they saw the plane hit the roof of a house in a village, disintegrating into several pieces. They managed to rescue the only passenger who survived the crash but he too died on the way to hospital. Said Ramesh Puri, a local and an eyewitness to the accident: The plane crashed and went up, with all the parts sprinkled everywhere. It was at a burning stage.''
The 57-year-old Mehta was working as chief of the health section of UNICEF, Kathmandu. According to Mehta's colleagues here, the couple had been residing in Kathmandu for the past three years and had possibly come from Gujarat.
Advertisement
This is not the first time that accidents involving small aircrafts have occurred in Nepal. In December last year, a plane carrying 22 people crashed east of Kathmandu and in August 2010, a plane heading for the Everest region crashed due to bad weather.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
3 Killed After Plane Crashes In Russia A Plane Vanished Over 53 Years Ago In US. Experts Say They've Found It Malawi Vice President Saulos Chilima Dies In Plane Crash Massive Worldwide Microsoft Outage: Flights, Markets, Stock Exchange Down CrowdStrike Falcon Sensor: The Culprit Behind World's Biggest IT Outage UPSC Cracks Down, Says Puja Khedkar Faked Identity, Parents' Name, Address Microsoft Outage "Affecting IT Operations" Paris Olympics Organisers Biden Or Trump, It's Still A Long Wait For Indian 'Dreamers' In US ISRO Chief Gets His PhD From IIT-Madras: "A Village Boy's Dream Fulfilled" Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.