Nepal air crash highlights: 1 of 5 deceased Indians shot Facebook live aboard, caught incident on camera

Thirty-five-year-old Sonu Jaiswal, a liquor store owner who was among the five Indians feared killed in a plane crash in Nepal on Sunday, had gone to pay obeisance at the famed Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu after his wish for a son was fulfilled, reported PTI.

At least 68 out of 72 people onboard a Yeti Airlines flight died on Sunday after the aircraft crashed in Nepal's Pokhara, the worst aviation accident in the region in 30 years. A loud sound alerted residents in the area who came rushing to see what had happened and saw a huge smoke in the sky and the wreckage of the plane in a gorge close to the Pokhara airport. Read more.

The 72-seat Yeti Airlines aircraft, which crashed in Nepal's Pokhara on Sunday killing at least 44 passengers, was 15 years old. Read more.

A passenger plane with 72 people on board was reported to have crashed on Sunday in Nepal’s Pokhran; 68 deaths are already confirmed, latest updates suggest, and five Indians were among those who were on the plane. Read more.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal condoles loss of lives in Nepal plane crash. He wishes strength and courage to “all…affected families”.

Sonu Jaiswal, one of the four Indians who died in Nepal plane crash, was shooting a Facebook live when the incident happened. The video has surfaced and at the end, the loud thudder of the crash can be heard with flames surrounding the scene. Read more.

UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath condoled the loss of five Indians in Nepal plane crash. He said that state officials have been directed to coordinate with external affairs ministry to bring back the mortal remains of the deceased individuals to UP.

All five Indians who lost their lives in the plane crash in Nepal's Pokhara were from Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh.

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday grieved the loss of “precious lives” in the Pokhara plane crash in Nepal.

Yeti Airlines, whose flight crashed earlier in the day, has been flying commercial aircraft for more than two decades now. It currently has a fleet of six ATR planes. Read more.

Nepal Aircraft crash: The search operation has been halted for today and bodies are yet to be retrieved: Army officials

Nepal's Yeti airlines cancels regular flights for January 16, Reuters reported.

The Nepal government has instructed concerned authorities to conduct a technical inspection of all domestic flights after a Nepalese passenger plane with 72 people on board, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly-opened Pokhara airport on Sunday, killing at least 68 people. Read here

A passenger aircraft with 72 people onboard – including five Indians – crashed into a river gorge seconds before landing at Nepal's Pokhara airport on Sunday, reportedly the deadliest plane crash in the Himalayan country in almost five years. More than 60 people have been killed in the crash. Read here

In the wake of the Yeti Airlines Flight ATR-72 crash the Nepal government declared a day of national mourning tomorrow. The government has also announced that a five-member committee will be formed to investigate the crash.

The Yeti Airlines flight with 72 people on board crashed in Nepal just seconds before it was due to land, the carrier informed. The plane was carrying 68 passengers and four crew, airline spokesman Sudarshan Bartaula said, as per Bloomberg. At least three people have been taken to hospital but their condition is unclear, he added. There were also infants on board, earlier reports said.

At least 67 people are confirmed dead after a plane carrying 72 people crashed in Nepal on Sunday, police said.

"Thirty-one (bodies) have been taken to hospitals," police official AK Chhetri told AFP, adding that 36 other bodies were found in the gorge where the aircraft crashed.

ATR identified the plane involved in Sunday's crash as an ATR 72-500 in a tweet. According to plane tracking data from flightradar24.com, the aircraft was 15 years old and “equipped with an old transponder with unreliable data.” Yeti Airlines has a fleet of six ATR72-500 planes, company spokesperson Sudarshan Bartaula said.

Nepal Aircraft crash: Nepal PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal's & Home Minister Rabi Lamichhane's visit to Pokhara has been cancelled: Nepal Secretariat

The aviation authority said the aircraft last made contact with the airport from near Seti Gorge at 10:50 a.m. before crashing.