New Delhi: A plane with 68 passengers and four crew members crashed in Nepal’s Pokhara today ahead of landing.
The plane ATR 72 Yeti airlines aircraft crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport.
Following the tragic incident, the Government of Nepal summoned an emergency meeting of the cabinet.
The video and images of the plane crash shared on social media showed plumes of smoke billowing out of the crash site.
#WATCH | A passenger aircraft crashed at Pokhara International Airport in Nepal today. 68 passengers and four crew members were onboard at the time of crash. Details awaited. pic.twitter.com/DBDbTtTxNc
— ANI (@ANI) January 15, 2023
Jyotiraditya M. Scindia said the loss of lives in a tragic plane crash in Nepal is extremely unfortunate.
The loss of lives in a tragic plane crash in Nepal is extremely unfortunate. My thoughts & prayers are with the families of the bereaved. Om Shanti.
— Jyotiraditya M. Scindia (@JM_Scindia) January 15, 2023
Sad News : Plane accident in Pokhara , Probably biggest crash in Nepalese airline history.#Pokhara #planecrash pic.twitter.com/kYzXwbaRdn
— Bharat Rawal (@Bharatrawal196) January 15, 2023
नेपाळच्या यति एअरलाईन्सचं विमान कोसळलं
पोखरा परिसराजवळ विमान दुर्घटना
एअरलाइन्सचे एटीआर ७२ विमान कोसळले
दुर्घटनाग्रस्त विमानात ६८ प्रवासी
काठमांडूहून पोखराला जाणाऱ्या विमानाचा अपघात#nepal #planecrash@mieknathshinde pic.twitter.com/Bkl3VjI5pY— @Realbluenewsupdate28 (@Realbluenews28) January 15, 2023
#Nepal में यात्री विमान हुआ क्रैश…यति एयरलाइंस का विमान पोखरा के पास हुआ क्रैश..68 यात्री थे सवार…13 लोगों की मौत..बहुत दुखद#planecrash pic.twitter.com/2mUi1C9i4R
— Shruti Srivastav (@journoshruti) January 15, 2023
#planecrash in #Nepal
A flight with 72 on board crashed on the runway at #Pokhara International Airport. Rescue operations underway. pic.twitter.com/YL2YUFh75y— Don Xavier (@the_book_of_don) January 15, 2023
Video of airlines ahead of the crash has also gone viral on social media where the airlines can be seen loosing balance.
Video of what seems to be moments before the crash of Yeti Airlines?? ATR72 carrying 72 passengers near Pokhara Airport#aerowanderer #aviation #avgeek #nepal #yetiairlines pic.twitter.com/hk12Edlvpf
— Aerowanderer (@aerowanderer) January 15, 2023
Video of moments before Yeti Airlines crash in Pokhara.
Looks normal till that abrupt 90 degree anti-clockwise turn. pic.twitter.com/MSv2BUCjEM
— Ravi Handa (@ravihanda) January 15, 2023
