KATHMANDU:  A small plane hit two helicopters while taking off near Mount Everest on Sunday. As per the report three people killed and three got injured. The accident happened at Lukla airport which is the main gateway to the Everest region. The reason of the accident in not known yet.

Lukla airport official Ema Nath Adhikari told AFP, A co-pilot from the Let-410 run by Summit Air bound for Kathmandu and a police officer on the ground were killed on the spot. a police spokesman confirmed, another policeman died in hospital in Kathmandu.

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Adhikari said,  "The plane slipped towards the helipad during take-off and collided with two helicopters. The injured have been sent to Kathmandu for treatment," Adhikari said.

Lukla airport is used by thousands of trekkers and climbers heading for the Everest region each year.It is particularly busy in April as the spring mountain climbing season begins.

The aviation industry of the country has boomed in recent years, flying tourists and goods to remote corners of the Himalayan nation where road access is limited. But the impoverished country has a poor air safety record due to weak training and maintenance. The European Union has banned all Nepalese airlines from its airspace over safety concerns.

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Earlier, in February Seven people, including the country's tourism minister when a helicopter crashed in the hilly east.