-KATHMANDU

A Bombardier Q400, Dash 8 aircraft of US-Bangla Airways, Flight number UBG 211 crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport at 2:20 PM NST near the fire side of Runway 02 during landing today.

Total of 30 passengers and crew have been feared to be dead during the crash. It has been reported that the crashed aircraft is under extensive fire and the fire fighters have been engaged to extinguish the fire. All the detail reports about the casualty are yet to come.

The aircraft under the command of Captain Abed and First officer Prithula crashed after touching down on Runway that has been reported to have gone out the of the runway right after touchdown. The aircraft was carrying 76 passengers onboard.

The rescue ambulance had arrived 40 minutes later the crash.