Small plane with 11 people on board crashes in western Nepal

Government official Padamlal Lamichane said at least one person had died according to initial reports.

An official says a small plane with 11 people on board has crashed in mountainous western Nepal.

Government official Padamlal Lamichane said at least one person had died according to initial reports.

He said the plane belonging to Kasthamandap Airlines appeared to have technical trouble Friday and attempted to land on a farmer's field near the top of a mountain and crashed.

The remote area is at least four hours' trek from the nearest town. Police and army rescuers are on their way to the site and a helicopter has been called in from Kathmandu, the capital.

Officials had earlier said that eight people were on the plane.On Wednesday, 23 people were killed in a plane crash in central Nepal.