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Added on the 20/03/2016 13:59:40 - Copyright : AFP EN
Investigators scour the scene after a passenger plane crashed near Moscow minutes after take-off, killing all 71 people on board, in one of Russia's worst-ever plane crashes. The site of the crash was enveloped in heavy snow that was waist-high in places, making it difficult to access, with emergency workers forced to reach the wreckage by foot and use snowmobiles. IMAGES
High winds and impaired visibility may have caused a passenger jet from the United Arab Emirates to take a nosedive on Saturday, killing all 62 people on board.
CTV footage purports to shows the moment a plane crashes in southern Russia with 62 people on board. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
CTV footage shows the moment a plane crashes in southern Russia with 62 people on board. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Police and media are seen near the area where a plane crashed in Russia's Tver region, almost 350 km from Moscow. According to Russian officials, Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of the Wagner mercenary group, was aboard the plane, and died in the crash together with nine other people. IMAGES
Emergency crews work at the site of a plane accident in Russia's central republic of Tatarstan, where at least 15 people were killed after the L-410 plane carrying parachutists crashed, the emergencies ministry said. IMAGES
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