A plane with Russians on board crashed in Afghanistan. Four people survived

A private Falcon 10 plane crashed in Afghanistan. There were six Russians on board, four of them survived, the fate of two is being clarified. This was reported by the Federal Air Transport Agency with reference to the Russian embassy.

At the same time, Reuters, citing Afghan officials, writes that two people died in the crash.

The passengers on the plane were a married couple - Anna and Anatoly Evsyukov from Volgodonsk, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia reported . The plane was performing a private medical evacuation flight from Thailand to Moscow. about this with reference to a source. writes RIA Novosti

After the plane crash, the Investigative Committee of Russia opened a criminal case under an article on violation of traffic safety rules and operation of air transport, which through negligence resulted in the death of two or more people (Part 3 of Article 263 of the Criminal Code).

TASS, citing operational services , reports that the plane crashed due to a technical malfunction. According to the preliminary version, two engines failed.

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