US-Bangla plane crash survivor Swarna shares horror experience

Adnan Rahman Published: 14 March 2018, 05:29 PM | Updated: 17 March 2018, 03:00 PM
US-Bangla plane crash survivor Swarna shares horror experience

Sayeda Kamrun Nahar Swarna, one of the survivors of Monday’s US-Bangla plane crash at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, shared her experiences while talking to Adnan Rahman, who is now in Nepal for covering the plane crash news for Jagonews24.com, a leading news portal of Bangladesh.

Swarna is currently receiving treatment at Katmandu Medical College Hospital (KMCH). She has completed MBBS form Gonoshasthaya Medical College Hospital, Savar, Bangladesh recently. She had left Bangladesh for Nepal along with five family members for roaming.

The flight took off on time on Monday.

“We all boarded on the plane and sat on the 14-A, 14-C, 14-D and 14-F. I sat by the window. There were many tourists in the plane as well,” said Swarna, who has been receiving treatment for multiple injuries.

“When the plane entered Kathmandu Valley the aircraft got shaken.  But the cabin crews didn’t inform anything to us. We had felt something went wrong with the plane. Several passengers were screaming. Shortly after, the plane touched down violently with a bang sound,” she said.

“I got fired. I was screaming and said I don’t want to die like this. My husband was trying to break windows. When the glasses broke down he managed himself out of the plane and was trying to get me out of the crashed aircraft,” she added.

“I was seeing the head of several people. They were struggling to save themselves. The plane was emitting smoke and I was annoyed with it. Finally, I was able to come out of the crashed aircraft by the help of my husband. That’s what I remember,” she said.

“The crews didn’t provide us any oxygen mask though the plane was emitting smoke. The emergency alarm wasn’t pressed. It was ridiculous.” she expressed her dissatisfaction, adding that When a plane got crashed oxygen mask would have come automatically. If there were sufficient oxygen masks, then many passengers could have felt good in the plane during that time.

“I had given up hope of coming alive. I got a new life by losing two family members,” she said.