KATHMANDU, Nepal - A small aircraft taking tourists on a sightseeing tour of the Himalayas crashed in Nepal on Sunday, killing at least 18 people, airport officials and police said.The Buddha Air plane carrying three Nepali crew, and 10 Indian passengers, one local and five other foreign tourists crashed into a hillside in heavy rain and fog at Godavari, 10km from Kathmandu, police spokesman Binod Singh told Agencies.
An eyewitness, Haribol Poudel, told Avenues Television that the plane had hit the roof of a house in the village and that 18 bodies were pulled out. He said a man who appeared to have survived was taken to a hospital.The plane had taken the tourists to view Mount Everest and other high peaks and was returning to Kathmandu.
Source: Agency
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