Lukla Plane Crash

Passenger plane crashes near EverestFrom correspondents in Kathmandu, Nepal

October 08, 2008 02:54pm

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A SMALL passenger plane crashed on landing this morning in Nepal%26#39;s Everest region, killing 18 people, Nepalese officials said.

';A Yeti Airlines plane has crashed at Lukla airport while it was landing,%26#39;%26#39; said airport official Mohan Adhikari.

Of the 19 passengers on the plane, 14 were foreigners and five were Nepalese and only one Nepalese survived, said Adhikari.

The Tenzing-Hillary airport in Lukla is the gateway to Nepal%26#39;s Everest region, and is used by thousands of trekkers and mountaineers.

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Lukla Plane Crash

More news on the tragedy.

The Sydney Morning Herald says that the deceased were 12 Germans, 2 Australians and 4 nepalese. The survivour is believed to be either the pilot or co-pilot.

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