At least 40 dead, 23 injured in Kathmandu plane crash

At least 40 people were killed and 23 injured when a Bangladeshi passenger plane crashed near Kathmandu airport on Monday, an official said.
“Thirty-one people died at the spot and nine died at two hospitals in Kathmandu,” police spokesperson ManojNeupane told AFP, adding another 23 were injured.
There were 67 passengers and four crew on board the US-Bangla Airlines plane from Dhaka.
The airline has blamed air traffic control, but the Nepali authorities say the plane made an “unusual” landing.
Flight BS211 veered off the runway while landing on Monday afternoon.
One survivor who managed to break through a window says the aircraft gave a violent shake, followed by a bang.
Offering his condolences, Nepalese Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli promised an immediate investigation. Nepal has a poor air safety record.
Twenty-two people are being treated in hospital for injuries, police spokesperson ManojNeupane told the BBC’s Nepali service.
He said eight people earlier reported to be missing are now presumed dead by the authorities.
The plane, which was flying from the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, was a Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 turboprop and was 17 years old.