Russian plane carrying squad of paratroopers crashes as 19 passengers are killed and three injured
Plane carrying squad of Russian paratroopers crashes, killing 19 passengers and injuring three
Nineteen feared dead after a plane carrying paratroopers crashed in RussiaAn L-410 plane carrying 21 parachutists crashed near Menzelinsk in TatarstanThe Emergencies Ministry confirmed there were 23 people on board
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Nineteen people are feared dead after a plane carrying a squad of paratroopers crashed in central Russia on Sunday.
An L-410 plane carrying 21 parachutists and two crew members crashed immediately after take-off near Menzelinsk in the region of Tatarstan, having been flying low over trees, Interfax reported.
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 organisation, Russian news sources added.
Images published by the Emergencies Ministry showed the aircraft broken in half with a severely dented nose.
Nineteen people are feared dead after a plane carrying a squad of paratroopers crashed in central Russia on Sunday
An L-410 plane carrying 21 parachutists and two crew members crashed near Menzelinsk in the region of Tatarstan, Interfax said
This map shows the site of the plane crash in Menzelinsk, Tartarstan, in central Russia
In a statement, the Russian ministry said: ‘Fire and rescue units are at the scene, there are 23 people on board, three people have been rescued, further rescue operations are underway.’
Two L-410 aircraft suffered fatal accidents in Russia earlier this year.
An ageing Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed in the Russian far east last month killing six people.
All 28 people on board an Antonov An-26 twin-engine turboprop died in a crash in Kamchatka in July.
