A Russian passenger plane going to a city of Murmansk from Moscow made an emergency landing and flamed on the airport. Forty-one people killed and 37 survived. We will tell you everything in detail about Russia Plane crash.
The Sukhoi Superjet-100 carrying 73 passengers and five crew left the Sheremetyevo airport, Moscow for Murmansk city. Just after takeoff crew issued a distress signal about the malfunction. Plane’s engine caught fire on the runway after making an emergency landing on the airport.
The crew did their best of everything to save passengers. They made 37 evacuations in just 55 seconds. Unfortunately, 40 people killed including a flight attendant also. Five people are in hospital.
Passengers managed to jump out off the plane with the help of the crew and emergency exit. Some eyewitness said it was really shocking to see plane ravaged by the flames. Passengers were also grateful for flight attendants.
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The plane caught fire while running on the runway. According to Russia’s national carrier Aeroflot, the plane was forced to return to the airport for technical reasons. However, they didn’t explain those technical reasons specifically.
Noticeably, an investigation opened to probe the incident thoroughly.
In addition, the Murmansk region announced a three-day mourning period.
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed his condolences to the victim families of Russia Plane Crash.
Reportedly, Murmansk’s Acting Governor Andrey Chibis announced the families of killed will each receive one million rubles. Whereas, victims at the hospital will receive 500,000 rubles.
