18 dead after plane slips off runway and crashes at Nepal airport

Nepal army personnel cordon off a plane crash site at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, July 24, 2024. Picture: AP Photo/Sujan Gurung

A domestic plane slipped off the runway and crashed while trying to take off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital, killing 18 passengers and injuring the pilot.

Police official Basanta Rajauri said authorities have pulled out all 18 bodies.