Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)

49 dead after plane smash

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A WRECKED plane burns after crashing on landing at an airport in Nepal, killing 49.

The Bombardier turboprop carrying 71 passengers and crew burst into flames after veering off the runway in capital Kathmandu.

Bangladesh­i airline Us-bangla blamed air traffic control. But officials at Tribhuvan Internatio­nal Airport said the plane hit a fence before touching down.

 ??  ?? RESCUE Emergency teams scour the plane’s wreckage
RESCUE Emergency teams scour the plane’s wreckage

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