Nepal crash: Passenger plane bursts into flames, killing at least 50

KATHMANDU, Nepal — A plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh swerved erratically and flew dangerously low before crashing and erupting in flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, killing at least 50 people, officials and witnesses said.

A top airport official said the pilot of US-Bangla Airlines Flight BS211 did not follow landing instructions from the control tower, and had approached the airport's one runway from the wrong direction.