Nepal: Saurya Airlines plane crashes in Kathmandu with 19 onboard

Police and firefighters are carrying out rescue operations at the accident site. Read further on Dynamite News:

Kathmandu: A Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Premnath Thakur, TIA spokesperson said that 19 people, including aircrew, were aboard the Pokhara-bound plane, which met with the accident around 11am. 

Police and firefighters are carrying out rescue operations at the accident site.

The cause of the accident and the casualty is still unknown. (with Agency inputs)