Kathmandu: In the tragic Saurya Airlines plane crash in Nepal’s national capital, eighteen people were killed, including three members of the same family. Manuraj Sharma, employed as a technical staff member at the ill-fated Saurya Airlines, his wife Priza Khatiwada, who worked as a computer operator at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, and their son Adhiraj Sharma, all died in the accident, Kathmandu Post reported.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) confirmed the death toll of 18 from the crash of the Saurya Airlines aircraft, identified as Flight 9 NAME bound for Pokhara. Departing Kathmandu at 11:11 am on Wednesday, the flight suffered a runway excursion and subsequently crashed into a gorge on the eastern side of Tribhuvan International Airport. Captain MR Shakya was rescued and is currently undergoing treatment at KMC Hospital in Sinamangal, as reported by Nepal Police.
