Local emergencies ministry says the plane dropped off radar near the Amur region, bordering China.
A Russian passenger plane carrying about 50 people has crashed in the country’s east, leaving no survivors according to preliminary data, local news agencies said.
The local emergencies ministry said on Thursday that the An-24 plane, operated by a Siberia-based airline called Angara, dropped off radar screens while approaching its destination of Tynda, a town in the Amur region bordering China.
Debris of the plane has been found in the Amur region, Russian news agency Interfax reported.
According to Russia’s TASS news agency, an error by the plane’s crew while landing and poor visibility have been considered as reasons for the crash.
Regional Governor Vasily Orlov said that, according to preliminary data, there were 43 passengers, including five children, and six crew members on board.
The emergencies ministry put the number of people on board somewhat lower, at about 40.
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