An aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, sixteen people feared dead and injured seven.
A Russian aircraft L-410 carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia’s Tatarstan region on Sunday, killing at least 16 people and injuring seven, the RIA news agency cited the emergency services as saying.
According to the emergencies ministry, the L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time (0623 GMT) during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan.
Sixteen people feared dead and seven have been rescued from the debris, the ministry said on its Telegram channel.
“Six people were rescued, 16 were taken out without signs of life,” the ministry said.
The six survivors were being hospitalised, the local health ministry told the Interfax news agency.
According to Interfax, the plane belonged to the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia, which describes itself as a sports and defence organization.
One of the engines failed from the L-410 plane crashed in Tatarstan, Ria news agency reported saying the head of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov.
According to him, at an altitude of 70 meters, the pilots reported a problem and asked for an emergency landing, Ria news reported.
Two L-410 planes suffered fatal accidents in Russia earlier this year, leaving a total of eight people dead.
(With inputs from agencies)
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