31 peoples were killed in Siberia Plane Crash
MOSCOW: 31 peoples were killed when a passenger plane crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off on Monday morning, said Russian emergency officials. The 12 persons survived were hospitalized in critical condition.
The plane ATR-72 operated by UTair was flying from Tyumen to the Surgut with 39 passengers and four crew and went down on a snowy field outside Tyumen, a major regional center in Siberia about 1,700 kilometers (1,000 miles) east of Moscow.
The cause of the crash is still not clear. None of the passengers was a foreigner.
In recent years there are many deadly crases in Russia. While some have been blamed on the use of aging Soviet-era aircraft but a number of other problems, including poor crew training, crumbling airports, lax government controls and widespread neglect of safety in the pursuit of profits are also their.In September crash in Yaroslavl, a city 250 kilometers (150 miles) northeast of Moscow that killed 44 people, including a professional hockey team pilot error was blamed.
While in April 2010 that killed Poland’s president and 95 other peopleas their plane was trying to land near Smolensk, in western Russia, pilot error and fog was the main caused.Recent crashes include one in Cuba in November 2010, killing all 68 people on board.
The investigation showed there was nothing wrong with the aircraft. The ATR-72 has been involved in several accidents in past years.
