Plane crash kills 15

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ACCIDENT // Thirteen Indians were among the 15 passengers who were killed in a plane crash in northern Nepal in May. The plane which was carrying 21 passengers crashed after it hit a hill-top while attempting to land at a high altitudinal airport. Only six passengers survived. The list of survivors included three Indians, two Danish nationals and a Nepalese airhostess. The aircraft, Domier 9N AIG, belonged to a private carrier, Agni Air. The accident came as a recap of an earlier crash which took place eight months ago near the same spot. Ten people were killed in the crash. According to the Rescue Co-ordination Committee of Tribhuvan International Airport, the plane flew from the resort town of Pokhara and was on its way to Jomsom. It crashed at 9:30 am local time while landing on top of a mountain airstrip. The possibility of a technical fault has not been ruled out. Among the deceased was an Indian child actor, Taruni Sachdev, who had played a small but significant role in the Vidya Balan and Amitabh Bachchan starrer Paa.

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