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Moscow, Oct 10 (AFP): Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said.
\nThe L-410 plane carrying 22 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time (0623 GMT) during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan, the ministry said on its Telegram channel.<\/p>\n
“Six people were rescued, 16 were taken out without signs of life,” the ministry said.<\/p>\n
The ministry had earlier said that 15 people died and that the aircraft was carrying 23 people.<\/p>\n
Images published by the ministry showed the aircraft broken in half with a severely dented nose.<\/p>\n
The six survivors were being hospitalised, the local health ministry told the Interfax news agency.<\/p>\n
Tatarstan head Rustam Minnikhanov was travelling to the scene of the crash, a statement on his website said.<\/p>\n
According to Interfax, the plane belonged to the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia, which describes itself as a sports and defence organisation.<\/p>\n
The head of the organisation’s regional branch said the parachuting club that organised the flight was not to blame.<\/p>\n
“We are the best, we are among the top five clubs,” Ravil Nurmekhametov told TASS news agency, adding that the club had hosted European and World championships.<\/p>\n
“Cosmonauts train here,” he said.<\/p>\n
The Czech-built L-410 light aircraft was one of the two planes used by the club, according to its website.<\/p>\n
Two L-410 planes suffered fatal accidents in Russia earlier this year, leaving a total of eight people dead.<\/p>\n
Russia was notorious for plane accidents but has improved air traffic safety in recent years with major airlines switching from Soviet aircraft to modern jets.<\/p>\n
But poor aircraft maintenance and lax safety standards still lead to frequent accidents in far-flung regions involving light aircraft, with occasional large-scale tragedies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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