A plane has crashed into a mountain in the Himalayas while trying to land at an airport in northern Nepal, killing 15 people and critically injuring six.

All 14 people on board a small passenger plane which crashed while flying to the Mount Everest region of Nepal were confirmed dead today.

A SMALL passenger plane heading to the Mount Everest region crashed in heavy rain yesterday outside Nepal’s capital, killing all 14 people aboard, including four Americans, a Briton and a Japanese national, officials said.