All 19 on board dead in Nepal plane crash
Kathmandu: A small aircraft crashed near here Sunday morning, killing all 19 people on board, but the grief and anxiety of the victims' families was compounded after they were handed out wrong names of the Indian passengers. A much anticipated trip to Nepal for a glimpse of the majestic Mt Everest, the highest peak in the world, up close from air led 10 Indian tourists along with nine other fliers into the jaws of death as the Beech aircraft, belonging to Buddha Airlines, crashed in Kotdanda -- a forested area in Lalitpur district about 20 km from Kathmandu.
Image: Nepalese rescue workers and civilians gather around the wreckage of a Beechcraft 1900D operated by Buddha Air after it crashed in the mountains outside Bisankunarayan village, just south of Katmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, September 25, 2011.
Text: IANS
Images: AP
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