Russian Military Plane Crashes in Siberia
TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Russian Defense Ministry said on Monday that one of its planes had crashed in northeast Siberia, but that nobody had been killed in the accident.
"All passengers and crew members are alive. Sixteen individuals sustained severe injuries. Search-and-rescue helicopters have evacuated 23 people to regional health centers of Tiksi [settlement]," the Russian Defense Ministry said, later adding that 32 people were hospitalized, Sputnik reported.
"According to preliminary information, the plane broke into three, it [the crash] was not followed by fire outbreak," a source in the law enforcement said earlier.
The source said a crew error as well as adverse weather conditions could have caused the crash.
The crash site was located and three Mi-8 helicopters of the Russian Emergencies Ministry were sent to it. The plane reportedly belonged to the Russian Aerospace Forces and carried officers.
"The plane made an emergency landing at 4:45, 30 kilometers (18 miles) away from Tiksi. The plane had been conducting a planned flight from the Kansk airbase," the Russian Defense Ministry added.
The ministry sent a special commission to investigate the accident. A medical team and a plane equipped with medical modules were dispatched to evacuate the victims of the crash. They will be treated in Moscow and Saint Petersburg.
