The An-24 passenger aircraft was flying over Amur Region in the countryโs Far East
A passenger aircraft has crashed in Russiaโs Far East, killing all 49 people on board, emergency services confirmed on Thursday.
The Angara Airlines Antonov An-24 twin-engine turboprop went down around 1pm local time near the city of Tynda in the Amur Region. The plane was flying a multi-leg domestic route from regional hub Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk, and then onward to Tynda.
According to preliminary data, the aircraft was carrying 43 passengers, including five children, along with six crew members. The wreckage was found on a wooded mountainside approximately 15km from Tyndaโs airport, with parts of the fuselage still burning when rescuers arrived.
Russiaโs Investigative Committee has confirmed that there were no survivors in the incident. The agency is looking into suspected violations of air transport safety rules resulting in death, which is a criminal offense.
A passenger plane carrying 49 people crashed in Russia's Amur region with no survivors reported, as burning wreckage was spotted from a helicopter.
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