Two dead after Russian passenger plane skids off runway and crashes into building
A small passenger plane has skidded off a runway and crashed into a building in eastern Siberia, killing two crew members and injuring dozens of passengers.
The An-24 plane, carrying 43 passengers, experienced an engine failure and crash-landed in the town of Nizhneangarsk Thursday morning, Russia's top investigation body, the Investigative Committee, said in a statement.
The jet crashed into a building and caught fire.
Fire fighters at the site of the crash of an Antonov-24 passenger plane, which burst into flames after crash landing into a sewage treatment plant during an emergency landing. EPA/AAP
Two crew members were killed in the crash. EPA/AAP
Footage from the scene showed the plane lying on its belly with the nose broken off.
Officials said that two crew members survived, while a pilot with 34 years of experience and a flight mechanic died on the spot.
The Buryatia governor had previously said both pilots had died.
The plane requested an emergency landing before skidding off the runway and slamming into a building. EPA/AAP
More than 30 people have been injured, and nine were taken to hospitals with severe burns and other injuries, said Alexei Fishev, spokesman for the local governor.
Investigators launched a probe into breach of safety procedures onboard An-24, which is a mainstay of the Russian aviation, and said that it was too early to identify the cause of the deadly crash-landing.
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