Jhapa: Seven people, including one crew member, were injured after a Buddha Air aircraft overran the runway while landing at Bhadrapur Airport on Friday night.

According to the District Police Office, Jhapa, the Buddha Air ATR-72 aircraft (call sign 901), which was flying from Kathmandu to Bhadrapur, overran around 300 metres east of the runway at about 9:10 pm and came to a halt in grass and muddy ground. Superintendent of Police Rajan Limbu confirmed the incident.

The aircraft was carrying 51 passengers, four crew members and one aircraft engineer. Among them, co-pilot Sushanta Shrestha, 24, of Lalitpur-4, and six passengers sustained injuries.

The injured passengers have been identified as Sabin Jogi, 40, of Bhadrapur-10; Preshika Adhikari, 20, of Birtamod-7; Sumitra Jogi, 42, of Birtamod-1; Kamal Prasad Katuwal, 28, of Damak-1; Muna Ghatani, 40, of Kathmandu-16; and Priya Ghatani, 16, of Kathmandu-16.

All the injured were immediately rescued by a Nepal Police team and taken to Omsai Pathibhara Hospital in Bhadrapur for treatment. Police said co-pilot Shrestha, who suffered injuries to his head and face, is undergoing treatment, while the six injured passengers were discharged after receiving general medical care.

The aircraft had departed from Kathmandu at 8:23 pm and met with the incident while landing at Bhadrapur Airport at 9:10 pm. A 70-member police team led by Superintendent of Police Limbu was deployed for rescue operations, and all passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft, police said.