A domestic air plane carrying some Nepalis, British, and Chinese nationals crashed two minutes today Friday after take off from Nepalis capital,Kathmanda killing all the 19 passengers on board the Sita Air flight. According to a source, the plane hit a vulture shortly after take off from the Airport and the pilot reported the incident. The plane might have tried returning to he airport based on the position of the airplane after the crash. Although the emergency workers came to the scene, no life was saved.
Some local residents covered the accident with their handsets and it appeared that the front of the airplane was already on fire before touching the ground although the rear was not completely burnt.
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Crashed plane on fire |
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Rescue workers searching through the Sita airplane |
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Rescue officer with the Flight Data data recorder |
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Rescue worker dismantling the debris |
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Rescue worker at the crash site |
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