Word – Nepal Plane Crash Kills 18 People After Takeoff

A small plane crashed while taking off from an airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Wednesday, killing 18 people on board, officials said.

The pilot of the Saurya Airlines flight was the only survivor, the local police said.

The plane took off shortly after 11 a.m. from Tribhuvan International Airport and was headed toward Pokhara, Nepal’s second biggest city and a Himalayan tourist destination, the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal said in a statement,

It crashed suddenly just after takeoff, the statement said, adding that the cause was not immediately clear and that there would be an investigation.

This is a developing story.