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68 passengers were on board, rescue underway (photos included)

Yeti Airlines' ANC ATR 72, which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers on board, crashed in Pokhara.

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POKHARA: A plane has crashed in Pokhara.

Yeti Airlines’ ANC ATR 72, which was flying from Kathmandu to Pokhara with 68 passengers on board, crashed in Pokhara.

Captain Kamal KC piloted the plane. The rescue of the passengers from the crashed plane near the Miteri bridge, which connects Pokhara 7 and 15, is still ongoing.

A helicopter is extinguishing the fire. At the accident site, a large number of security personnel have been deployed.

The ATR-72 plane that crashed between the old airport and the Pokhara International Airport carried 68 passengers and four crew members (PIA).

More details are yet to come.

-Prakash Dhakal