L-410 plane crashed in the Tatarstan region of Russia several reported to have been killed
INTERNATIONAL: In a tragic incident a Let L-410 Turbolet plane with a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft, has been reported to have crashed near the town of Menzelinsk in the Republic of Tatarstan in central Russia.
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Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations confirmed that 15 people have died, with a further seven injured after the crash on Sunday, However according to the RIA News agency it was 16 who were killed where seven got injured.
The Ministry reported that seven people had successfully been able to pull themselves alive by using the parachute jumpers onboard.
The plane was a Let L-410 Turbolet, which is a twin-engine short-range transport aircraft.
Russia has witnessed frequent accidents over the years but those mostly are that of the old and aging planes.
The Arab News on Twitter had shared this news abruptly after that news of the incident was heard.
An aging Antonov An-26 transport plane crashed in the Russian far east last month killing six people. All 28 people on board an Antonov An-26 twin-engine turboprop died in a crash in Kamchatka in July.
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