Nepal plane crash: Seven Britons among 19 killed after jet strikes bird and bursts into flames

Seven Britons were among 19 people killed in Nepal after a plane apparently struck a bird and burst into flames, mirror.co.uk reports.
Witnesses said the twin-engine propeller jet caught alight after taking-off near capital Kathmandu and crashed minutes later.
Nepalese police said the Britons were killed along with five Chinese people, as well as three passengers and four crew members from the Himalayan country.
The twin-engine propeller plane crashed shortly after take-off near Nepal's capital, Kathmandu.
The plane, belonging to Nepal's domestic airline Sita Air was heading east towards Lukla, the gateway to Mount Everest and a popular destination for trekkers.
It crashed near the Manohara River to the south west of the city.
Witnesses say it burst into flames and came down in a field, reports said.
A local official said the plane had struck a bird.