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Sources said that the ATR-72 plane was flying towards Kathmandu and it crashed 20 minutes after taking off from the airport.
Updated : Jan 15, 2023, 12:49 PM IST
At least 32 people are feared dead after a 72-seater passenger aircraft crashed on the runway at Nepal’s Pokhara International Airport on Sunday (January 15). It is learnt that 68 passengers and four crew members on board the ill-fated plane when it crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport.
Some reports claimed that 45 passengers have died in the crash.
The plane caught fire after it crashed at the Pokhara International Airport in Nepal. Sources said that the ATR-72 plane was flying towards Kathmandu and it crashed 20 minutes after taking off from the airport.
Horrifying last moments of an ATR plane crash from Nepal in Pokhara that was bound for Kathmandu. All 72 people on board are dead. pic.twitter.com/4JZIvnThPQ
— Wajahat Kazmi (@KazmiWajahat) January 15, 2023
The videos of the horrific crash have now gone viral on social media. In one video, the plane can be seen losing balance mid-air moments before crashing to the ground.
#Pokhara Nepal Plane Crash -#नेपाल के #पोखरा में प्लेन क्रैश
— Vaibhav Raj Shukla (@VaibhavRjShukla) January 15, 2023
कुल 72 लोग सवार थे 16 से ज़्यादा शव बरामद
---#Nepal #planecrash pic.twitter.com/m2woikcifB
In another video, which has now gone viral on social media, huge fire can be seen coming out of the crashed flight.