More Than 40 People Die in Serbia Airline Crash in East Russia, Following Lost of Contact With Air Traffic Control

 

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An aircraft operated by a Siberia-based Angara Airlines carrying more than 40 people crashed in the Amur region of Russia's far east on Thursday, July 24, after it lost contact with air traffic control.

Reports say at approximately 1 p.m. local time, while traveling from Blagoveshchensk on the Russian-Chinese border, to Tynda Airport, the plane crashed leaving no survivors.

The aircraft was reported to be carrying 43 passengers and six crew members, and other reports said there were 48 people aboard that died.

Sources say the challenging mountainous terrain made helicopters rescue impossible as the remains engulfed in flames.

People.com