Aircraft with 14 on board crashes in Nepal

KATHMANDU - A small passenger aircraft with 14 people on board crashed in Nepal’s Makwanpur district Tuesday morning, a media report said.

The aircraft was en route to Lukla from Kathmandu. The aircraft was in contact with the airport terminal till 7.56 a.m., The Himalayan Times reported.

The aircraft belonged to Agni Airlines. The passengers included six foreigners, three Nepalese and three crew members. However, there was confusion over the exact number of passengers on board the aircraft. Some media reports said that there were 14 people in the aircraft, while other media reports put the figure at 15.

The exact cause of the accident is not known, but officials suspect bad weather could have led to the crash.