At least 44 people were killed in the crash of a Russian aircraft, according to news agency Itar-Tass, citing local ministry of emergency situations.
What we know: the device, with 52 people aboard, broke in two and caught fire during landing / crash on the night of Monday to Tuesday.There would be eight survivors, including a 10 year old , who were taken to three nearby hospitals.
Landing on a highway
The aircraft, a Tupolev-134, carrying 43 passengers and nine crew members, between Moscow and the city of Petrozavodsk in northern Russia
According to Russian media, the plane seems to have attempted an emergency landing on a highway, 1 km from the airport where he was to land at 0:04, while a dense fog obscured visibility.The black boxes were found.
What we know: the device, with 52 people aboard, broke in two and caught fire during landing / crash on the night of Monday to Tuesday.There would be eight survivors, including a 10 year old , who were taken to three nearby hospitals.
Landing on a highway
The aircraft, a Tupolev-134, carrying 43 passengers and nine crew members, between Moscow and the city of Petrozavodsk in northern Russia
According to Russian media, the plane seems to have attempted an emergency landing on a highway, 1 km from the airport where he was to land at 0:04, while a dense fog obscured visibility.The black boxes were found.
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