Thirteen dead following plane crash in central Russia

TATARSTAN, RUSSIA – OCTOBER 10, 2021: The site of the crash of a Let L-410 Turbolet short-range transport aircraft belonging to an aero club in the town of Menzelinsk. There aircraft had 23 people on board, including 21 parachutists. The crash has caused casualties. Russian Emergencies Ministry/TASS THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY Ðîññèÿ. Ðåñïóáëèêà Òàòàðñòàí. Íà ìåñòå ïàäåíèÿ ñàìîëåòà L-410, ïðèíàäëåæàùåãî àýðîêëóáó, â ãîðîäå Ìåíçåëèíñê.  ðåçóëüòàòå ïðîèñøåñòâèÿ ïîãèáëè ëþäè. Ì×Ñ Ðîññèè/ÒÀÑÑ ÏÐÅÄÎÑÒÀÂËÅÍÎ ÒÐÅÒÜÅÉ ÑÒÎÐÎÍÎÉ. ÒÎËÜÊÎ ÄËß ÐÅÄÀÊÖÈÎÍÍÎÃÎ ÈÑÏÎËÜÇÎÂÀÍÈß

A plane carrying civilian parachutists has crashed in the city of Menzelinsk, Tatarstan, a source from emergency services has told TASS.

“There were 20 people on board,” the source said.

Seven people have been rescued, the press service of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations told TASS.

Source: TASS

Photo: TASS

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  • Fifteen people were killed on Sunday after a plane carrying civilian parachutists crashed in central Russia.

The Czech-made L-410 plane crashed at 9.23am (0623 GMT) in the republic of Tatarstan with 22 people on board. The plane broke in two on impact, according to images released by the Russian emergency ministry.

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