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Russian plane crash kills 31 in Siberia | |
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A Russian passenger plane carrying 43 people has crashed shortly after take-off in Siberia. | |
Thirty-one people were killed and 12 survivors have been taken to hospital, Russia's emergencies ministry said. | |
The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft had just left Tyumen on a flight north-east to the oil town of Surgut when it crashed. | The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft had just left Tyumen on a flight north-east to the oil town of Surgut when it crashed. |
Officials said 39 passengers and four crew members were on board the plane. It remains unclear what caused the crash. | Officials said 39 passengers and four crew members were on board the plane. It remains unclear what caused the crash. |
Earlier local authorities said 32 people had died, but that figure has now been revised to 31. | |
All of the survivors are in intensive care and doctors are operating on eight of them, according to the state-run RIA news agency quoting hospital officials in Tyumen. | |
The Itar Tass news agency is reporting that all the crew, which was made up of two pilots and two flight attendants, died. | The Itar Tass news agency is reporting that all the crew, which was made up of two pilots and two flight attendants, died. |
Flight 120 disappeared from radars at 05:35 local time (01:35 GMT), state-owned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 reported. | Flight 120 disappeared from radars at 05:35 local time (01:35 GMT), state-owned Russian news channel Rossiya 24 reported. |
The carrier UTair is a domestic Russian airline. The company said on its website that the pilot had been trying to make an emergency landing when the plane came down. | The carrier UTair is a domestic Russian airline. The company said on its website that the pilot had been trying to make an emergency landing when the plane came down. |
A search team found it had crashed and burst into flames in a snowy field about 35km (22 miles) from Tyumen. | A search team found it had crashed and burst into flames in a snowy field about 35km (22 miles) from Tyumen. |
The ATR-72 turbo-prop aircraft was built by a French-Italian company. | The ATR-72 turbo-prop aircraft was built by a French-Italian company. |
Prosecutors have opened an investigation into the operations of UTair and Roshchino airport and the deputy transport minister has flown to the site. | |
A ministry official in Tyumen, Yuri Alekhin, said the flight data recorders - the black boxes - have been recovered. | |
The Russian emergencies ministry has published a complete list of the dead and injured, all of whom appear to be Russian, correspondents say. | |
Russia's Lenta.ru news website is reporting there were no children on board. | |
Air safety has been notoriously bad in Russia - but it had seemed to be improving, correspondents say. | Air safety has been notoriously bad in Russia - but it had seemed to be improving, correspondents say. |
Last year, at least 15 Russian planes crashed, killing 120 people and questions were raised about maintenance. | Last year, at least 15 Russian planes crashed, killing 120 people and questions were raised about maintenance. |
Have you been affected by the plane crash? Send us your stories using the form below. | Have you been affected by the plane crash? Send us your stories using the form below. |