Russian Il-18 plane with 39 on board crashes in Siberia
09:39 (GMT+4) "As a result of the accident, all passengers and crew members are alive. Sixteen individuals sustained severe injuries. Search-and-rescue helicopters have evacuated them to regional health centers of Tiksi [settlement]," the Russian Defense Ministry said, Sputnik reported.
09:11 (GMT+4) An Il-18 plane has crashed in Russia's Sakha Republic (Yakutia) on Monday, Sputnik reported.
The plane had 39 individuals on board. Sources said four or five
people are likely to have survived. "The plane crashed 29
kilometers [18 miles] away from Tiksi, according to the preliminary
data, there were 39 people on board of the aircraft: 32 passengers
and seven crew members… Only four managed to survive," a source in
the law enforcement said.
"According to preliminary information, the plane broke into three,
it [the crash] was not followed by fire outbreak," the source
said.
09:04 (GMT+4) Russian Il-18 Plane with 39 on board crashes in Siberia, five likely to survive, Sputnik reported.
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