US-Bangla Airlines aircraft crashes in Kathmandu

Publish | 12 Mar 2018, 15:31

Online Desk

A US-Bangla airlines aircraft has crashed at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu today.

According to TIA spokesperson Prem Nath Thakur, the aircraft careened off the runway during landing and crashed onto a football ground near TIA. The aircraft with call sign S2-AGU took off from Dhaka and landed at TIA at 2:20 pm.

The aircraft caught fire following the crash. Rescue team of TIA and Nepal Army personnel have been engaged in rescue operation.

The TIA authority has suspected casualties. But the details are sketchy.

Source: The Kathmandu Post/ Asia News network