The Saudi Arabian Airlines flight carrying more than 300 passengers, including 53 Nepalis, was flying from New Delhi to Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. Most of the Indians and Nepalis on the flight were going to the Gulf region for employment. A Boeing 747 aircraft and a Tu-154 aircraft coming from the opposite direction collided in mid-air at 7 pm on November 11, 2016, between Dhani Phogat and Kheti Sawal villages near Charkhi Dadri in Bhimani district of Haryana province.

The two aircraft collided in mid-air about 80 km west of New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, killing 351 passengers. The aircraft, which collided at an altitude of 15,000 feet, caught fire in mid-air.

The Charkhi Dadri area where the plane crashed is considered one of the world's busiest air routes for commercial flights. The bodies of the deceased, clothes, belongings, and a large amount of currency from different countries were seen scattered everywhere at the accident site. The bodies were taken to the hospital in tractors and trucks. Among the passengers, 53 were Nepalese. They were going to the Gulf countries for work. The Nepalese were going to Riyadh on Arab Airlines.

According to the Kazakh government, there were 17 passengers and 10 crew members on the Kazakh plane. Most of the passengers on the plane were citizens of Russia and Kyrgyzstan. Flames were seen coming out repeatedly at night in the mustard field where the plane crashed. The police were searching the scene to see if any survivors were found.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nepal had informed that some of the bodies of Nepalis were being searched. 312 bodies were found on the day of the accident. 190 people were identified the day after the accident. The black box of the Saudi jumbo jet had been found. Experts had begun investigating the accident. The bodies of the Nepalis had started to be brought to Nepal since the accident on Mangsir 1.