An Antonov An-12 transport plane crashed Wednesday (November 3rd) while landing in Siberia before catching fire, the crash leaving no survivors among the 5-7 people on board, authorities said. local.
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The device "
disappeared from radar
" while it was in the landing phase near the city of Irkutsk, in Siberia, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement posted on Telegram.
Governor Igor Kobzev told reporters there were no survivors, adding that there were "
five to seven people
" on board.
The Russian civil aviation agency Rosaviatsia said the aircraft was operated by a company from Belarus, and was returning from a cargo delivery to Chukotka (Far East).
"Difficult" weather conditions
According to a statement from the Belarusian Ministry of Transport, there were two Russians, two Ukrainians and three Belarusian citizens on board.
The ministry added that the aircraft had crashed when it was due to land in "
difficult
"
weather conditions
.
The Antonov An-12, designed in Soviet times, is still used in Russia for civilian and military missions.
While the large Russian companies have adopted Western standards in terms of safety, air accidents remain frequent in the country where there is an aging regional fleet.
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In September, the accident of an Antonov An-26 killed six people near Khabarovsk (Far East).
In July, that of a similar device in the Kamchatka peninsula had killed 28 people.
