Two killed, seven injured as Russian plane makes emergency landing in Siberia

 

 

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Two people were killed and seven injured when an Antonov An-24 passenger plane made an emergency landing on Thursday at an airport in Russia’s Buryatia region in Siberia, the area’s emergency situations ministry said.

 

The plane carrying 48 people, including 5 crew members, overshot the runway after landing, hit a small building and caught fire, regional authorities said.

 

The aircraft took off from the regional capital of Ulan-Ude and flew to Nizhneangarsk, where it was forced to make an emergency landing when one of its engines failed, they said.

 

Video shot by a passenger from a plane window showed the aircraft coming into land on the runway before rolling into a field and then suddenly violently halting with passengers screaming onboard.

 

Regional authorities said a pilot and technician had been killed in the accident, but all the passengers had been safely evacuated before a fire destroyed the plane.

 

The flight was operated by Russian regional airline Angara, media reported.

 

-- © Copyright Reuters 2019-06-27

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An emergency crash

On 6/27/2019 at 6:30 PM, snoop1130 said:

emergency situations ministry

Thailand doesn't have one of these yet right?  Maybe it's time!

I find no humour in the pain and misery of others. Those that do, I wish them wel...well far from me.

Looks like he landed close to were he should have than veered to the right maybe the left engine dident reverse thrust or the steering was bad who knows rip to the crew and glad there were survivors