Passenger Plane with 49 Onboard Crashes in Russia’s Far East

Moscow: A passenger plane carrying 49 people, including five children, crashed in Russia’s Far East on Thursday, with emergency teams locating the burning wreckage, officials said.

Associated Press (AP), reported that the passenger plane carrying 49 people, including five children, crashed in Russia’s Far East while no survivor was found.

The An-24 aircraft operated by Siberia-based Angara Airlines was en route from Blagoveshchensk to Tynda when it disappeared from radar shortly before reaching its destination.

Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed that rescue teams had found the “burning fuselage” of the plane, though no further details on the condition of those on board were immediately provided. (JKNS)