
In Yakutia, the IL-18 plane crashed with military personnel on board. According to the interfax source in emergency services, he performed a flight from Kansk to Tiksi and crashed, not reaching a few kilometers to the destination.
According to the source, there were 32 people on board. According to preliminary data, 27 people died.
Earlier, in the Unified duty dispatch service of the Bulun district of Yakutia, the agency reported that the aircraft belonged to the Ministry of Defense. Three military helicopters flew to the place of disaster.
According to the RIA Novosti source in power structures, 39 people were on board the aircraft: 32 passengers and seven crew members. According to the interlocutor of the agency, four people were able to escape.
After the crash, the plane fell into three parts, there was no fire. As the main versions of the incident, the pilots error and difficult weather conditions are considered.
The TASS source mentions that eight people were injured , but data on the dead are not confirmed. According to him, the emergency occurred during an emergency landing. "Eight people were injured during the emergency landing of the IL -18 aircraft in Yakutia. There were about 30 military personnel on board. There are no dead," the source said.
According to the source, the plane flew out of Koltsovo Airport in Yekaterinburg and crashed in the Bulun district of Yakutia 27 kilometers from the village of Tiksi. Officers flew on the plane for replacement.
Later, RIA Novosti, referring to the Ministry of Defense, reported that there was no dead plane of the dead as a result of an emergency landing . 16 people were injured, all of them received severe injuries. According to the agency, 32 passengers and seven crew members were on board the IL-18. All victims are evacuated to the medical institutions of the village of Tiksi.
The representative of the Unified Dispenser Service of the Bulun District of Yakutia confirmed that 20 people were delivered to the district hospital, most of the victims are in serious condition and moderate state. At the same time, according to ODDS, there were 37 people aboard the plane.