Plane crash at Nepal's Kathmandu airport kills 18

A domestic plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor.

A domestic plane crashed Wednesday just after taking off from the airport serving Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, killing 18 people and injuring a pilot who was the lone survivor. 

Police official Basanta Rajauri said authorities have pulled out all 18 bodies. The only survivor was the pilot, who was taken to Kathmandu Medical College Hospital for treatment, said a doctor at the hospital who was not authorized to speak to media.

The pilot has injuries to the eyes but is not in any danger, the doctor said.

A press statement issued by the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said the Saurya Airlines plane had taken off at 11:11 a.m. from Kathmandu and was heading to resort town of Pokhara. 

The plane had already taken off and turned right before it crashed in the eastern section of the airport, the statement said.

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