KATHMANDU - A Russian pilot was killed and a Canadian woman injured when
their ultralight aircraft crashed in western Nepal on Wednesday, police
said.
The aircraft crashed shortly after taking off from the mountain resort
town of Pokhara, said Kaski district police chief Gajusiddhi
Bajracharya.
"The two were rushed to hospital but the Russian pilot died while
undergoing treatment," Bajracharya told AFP.
"Doctors said that the injured Canadian passenger is not critical."
Ultralight flights are popular among tourists in Pokhara for panoramic
views of the majestic snow-capped Annapurna mountains -- but accidents
are also common.
Last week the wreckage of an ultralight that disappeared in October 2014
with a Russian pilot and a South African tourist on board was recovered
near Pokhara.
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