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Plane In Flames After Overshooting Runway- Moscow highway near Vnukovo Airport - 4 Dead
- Published_at:2012-12-29
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:susiescorner
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- description: R.I.P. Condolences to the families Picture by witnesses claims to be showing the Tupolev-204 passenger jet which crash-landed near Vnukovo on December 29, 2012 (Image from twitter.com) A passenger jet has crashed after taking a hard landing at Moscow's Vnukovo Airport, witnesses say. Twelve people were rescued from the wreckage; five of them were taken to hospital in a critical condition, says Russia's Interior Ministry. The plane may have been carrying at least 8 passengers and 4 crew. It was flying in from the Czech Republic. However, the airport's press service says that all the people onboard were the crew. Preliminary reports say the jet, which belongs to Russian low-cost airline Red Wings, rolled out from the runway into Kievskoye Highway, fell into pieces and caught fire. The plane broke into three big parts, reports RIA Novosti quoting sources. The incident took place at around 16:35 local time (12:35 GMT). Firefighters and rescuers work on the ground. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified. Earlier, the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed that the plane had to make a forced landing. Part of the crashed Tupolev-204 has blocked the highway; a traffic jam is developing at the scene. Vnukovo-bound flights are getting diverted to Sheremetyevo Airport. Red Wings is a Russian airline that specializes in charter flights to Russia and Europe. In 2012 the company began to operate regular flights throughout Russia. The company is the largest buyer of Russian-made Tu-204 airplanes. Red Wings is owned by the Russian tycoon Alexander Lebedev. In November 2012, a company leasing planes to Red Wings filed eight lawsuits demanding some $65 million in debts. However, it was reported that lawsuits were just a formal procedure and the dispute between the two companies would be resolved out of court.The medium-range Tupolev TU-204 airliner was introduced in the late 1980s to replace the ageing TU-154 jet. TU-204, is referred to as the Russian equivalent of the Boeing 757, and until now has not been involved in any fatal accidents. In 2010 a TU-204 plane with 8 crew members crash-landed near Moscow's Domodedovo airport, injuring 4 of the crew. Россия Крушение самолета: два человека погибли и десять раненых Rusia accidente de avión: dos muertos y diez heridos
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