‘No survivors' after passenger plane carrying 49 people crashes in Russia
The crash happened in Russia's Far East. Image: Getty.
A plane carrying 49 people has crashed in Russia's Far Eastern Amur region, local officials said Thursday.
Preliminary reports from Russian news agency, Tass, said that there were no survivors.
One possible reason for the crash was 'crew error during landing in poor visibility', Tass reported, citing local officials.
The crash happened in Russia's Far East. Image: Getty.
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Forty-three passengers, including five children, as well as six crew members were on board the flight from the city of Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border to the town of Tynda, regional governor Vasily Orlov said.
The burning fuselage of the plane, which was from the Soviet era and was nearly 50 years old, was spotted on the ground by a helicopter and rescue crews were rushing to the scene.
The crash happened in Russia's Far East. Image: Getty.
Unverified video, shot from a helicopter and posted on social media, appeared to show that the plane had come down in a densely forested area.
The plane, whose tail number showed it was built in 1976, was operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara.
Debris from the plane was found on a hill around 15 km (10 miles) from Tynda, the Interfax news agency quoted emergency service officials as saying.
"During the search operation, a Mi-8 helicopter belonging to Rossaviatsiya discovered the fuselage of the aircraft, which was on fire," Yuliya Petina, an emergency services official, wrote on Telegram.
"Rescuers continue to make their way to the scene of the accident".
Authorities announced an investigation into the crash.
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