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He the pilot of the plane that crashed this Wednesday at Nepal when departing from an international airport Kathmandu He sole survivor The incident was reported to airport authorities, who indicated that corpses of the other eighteen passengers on the plane.

Nepal Police spokesman Dan Bahadur Karkisaid EFE that the pilot survived the crash and was taken to hospital where “his condition is stable“.

He was the only survivor of the accidenthe declared EFE airport representative Subash Jhawhich confirmed death from the rest eighteen passengers on the planeof which seventeen belonged to service personnel, including one foreigner.

According to the agency’s source, the plane was heading to the city. Pokhara for work service.

The accident occurred at around 11:00 local time when the plane already filmed and it was in the air, but He quickly leaned to the side. and crashed back onto the runway, according to airport surveillance images reported by Nepalese media.

Videos released by local television station Kantipur TV show the plane in its entirety. destroyedwith part of his burnt fuselagein the vicinity of the airport, surrounded by dozens of rescue workers.

At the moment it is unknown That cause accidents. Authorities also did not provide details about the identities of the victims.

The ship was heading towards the city. Pokharathe usual place of entry for Himalayasand a frequent air route among foreign tourists wishing to see the highest mountain range on the planet.