Plane crash in Russia's Tyumen region
Published: 03 January, 2007, 11:00
Two people are reported to have been killed in a plane crash in Russia's Tyumen region in Western Siberia. The investigation into the cause of the tragedy has begun by the local prosecutor’s office.
The private 4-seat light aircraft crashed shortly after take-off on Wednesday morning, killing the two people on board.Eyewitnesses said the plane started shaking and went down in an open-air car market near the airport.The Emergencies Ministry said no one was hurt on the ground.Officials are still working on the scene of the tragedy.
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