PLANE CRASH IN RUSSIA June 20

 Plane crash in north-west Russia kills 44

Forty-four people have been killed in a plane crash in north-western Russia, officials say.

The aircraft attempted to land on a motorway about 1km (0.6 miles) from Petrozavodsk airport in the republic of Karelia, but crashed and caught fire.

The Tupolev Tu-134 operated by RusAir was carrying 43 passengers and nine crew. Some of the survivors are said to be in critical condition in hospital.
The plane came down while flying from the capital, Moscow, to Petrozavodsk.
It just missed houses built close to the motorway. One source told the Interfax news agency that bodies were strewn along the road.
The emergency ministry's Karelia office said radio contact with the pilot was lost at 2340 local time (1940GMT). There was no immediate explanation for the crash.
RusAir is a privately-owned, Moscow-based airline that operates services in western Russia and eastern Europe.

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