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16 killed in plane crash in Russia: Report 11 Oct 2021

16 killed in plane crash in Russia

The L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed during a flight over the Republic of Tatarstan in central Russia.

MOSCOW: A plane carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, killing 16 people.
The ministry mentioned on its Telegram channel that the L-410 plane carrying 22 people crashed during a flight over the Republic of Tatarstan at around 9:23 a.m. (0623 GMT) local time.

“Six people had been rescued, 16 had been evacuated with none symptoms,” the ministry mentioned.

The ministry had earlier mentioned that 15 people had died and 23 people had been on board the plane.

Photos revealed by the ministry confirmed the plane damaged in half with a badly damaged nose.

The local health ministry instructed Interfax news agency that the remaining six people had been being hospitalized.

Tatarstan premier Rustam Minnikhanov was traveling to the crash site, a statement on his website mentioned.

Based on Interfax, the plane belonged to the Voluntary Society for Aiding Russia’s Military, Aviation and Navy, which describes itself as a sports activities and defense organization.

The top of the group‘s regional branch mentioned the parachuting club that organized the flight was not to blame.

We’re one of the best, we’re among the many top 5 clubs,” Ravil Nurmehmetov told TASS news agency, including that the club had hosted European and world championships.

“Astronauts train here,” he mentioned.

16 killed in plane crash in Russia
16 killed in plane crash in Russia

Based on its website, the Czech-built L-410 light aircraft was one of two plane utilized by the club.

Earlier this yr, two L-410 planes had deadly crashes in Russia, killing a complete of eight people.

Russia was infamous for aircraft crashes but has improved air traffic safety in recent years with main airways switching from Soviet aircraft to modern jets.

However poor aircraft maintenance and lax security standards still lead to frequent accidents in remote areas involving light plane, sometimes with large-scale tragedies.

16 killed in plane crash in Russia

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