Russia

62 Dead in plane crash in Russia

A passenger plane from Dubai crashed while approaching the airport of the city of Rostov-on-Don and completely burned out. All the occupants died.

Security forces and investigators of Ministry of emergency situations on the way to the crash site

Rostov-on-Don is located in the southwest of Russia near the border with the Ukraine. In the case of the machine, it was a Boeing 737-800 of the low-cost provider FlyDubai. According to the Russian authorities, 55 passengers, including four children, and seven crew members were on Board the plane from Dubai. A spokeswoman for the emergency Ministry in front of the place had first spoken of 61 inmates. The accident nobody has survived.

Wreckage parts were found in a Kilometer away from the crash site on the airport to

In the Region, stormy weather prevailed at the time of the disaster. A representative of the security authorities, said the Agency Tass, the plane got under the
difficult conditions are not immediately able to land and spend hours circling. The second approach was then to crash.

The Boeing grazed a wing to the ground, broke and went up in flames. As the TV channel LifeNews reported that the machine missed the runway by about a hundred meters. It took an hour until the fire was under control. The rescue teams are found in one and a half kilometres from the wreck parts.

Criminal Investigations

The Russian authorities initiated a criminal investigation due to the violation of the safety regulations. You were also a pilot error. The company FlyDubai has confirmed the crash of flight FZ981 and an emergency set number for the bereaved.

ml/vk (dpa, afp, rtr)