In Nepal a plane carrying samples for coronavirus, did not reach to the airport

on Saturday, March 28, in the vicinity of the airport of the city of Nepalgunj in southwest Nepal made a hard landing twin-engine turboprop passenger aircraft Harbin Y-12E in China.

according to the publication Aviation Nepal, the aircraft performed flight from Kathmandu. It was leased by the local government to perform the operation for the collection of samples for coronavirus in remote regions of the country.

as yet unknown reason, the crew failed to land on the runway and sat near her on rough terrain.

In the plane were two pilots, a flight attendant and a doctor with a supply of medicines, which was supposed to test on COVID-19.

According to preliminary data, as a result of incident nobody has suffered.