URGENT: At least 11 killed as plane crashes in Urals - rescue HQ
MOSCOW. April 2. KAZINFORM. At least eleven people have been killed in an air crash near the Urals city of Tyumen, a spokesman for the rescue operation headquarters said on Monday, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
An ATR-72 plane bound from Tyumen to Surgut fell on takeoff on Monday at 5:50 a.m. Moscow Time. Preliminarily, there were 43 people - 39 passengers and four crew - on board.
"At least eleven people were killed, and nine injured," the spokesman said.
Those injured are being taken to a hospital, he said.
The spokesman said the aircraft fell some two kilometers (1.2 miles) from the Gorkovka village some 35 km (22 miles) from Roshchnino Airport.
A criminal case has been opened, Investigative Committee spokesman Vladimir Markin said.
The reason for the crash has not been identified yet.