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Russian Health Ministry: â€œ56 people were injured during the plane accidentâ€

04 December 2010 16:51 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“ APA. â€œ56 people were injured during the plane accidentâ€, said representative of Russian Health Ministry, APA reports quoting Russian press. He also said that 10 injured people are in critical condition. According to him, the injured have been admitted to Health Ministryâ€™s Federal Clinical Centre. The Ministry said 2 were killed.
But according to Russian Emergencies Ministryâ€™s preliminary information, there were at least 2 killed and 8 injured in accident of the plane owned by â€œDagestan Airlinesâ€.
According to Transport Investigations Departmentâ€™s information, there were 163 passengers and 9 crew members on board the plane.
Note that the aircraft departed for the southern Russian city of Makhachkala from Moscow’s Vnukovo airport at 2.07 pm Moscow time. The pilots were forced to make an emergency landing at Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport after all three of its engines had failed. During landing the plane skidded off the runway and was damaged. Criminal case has been launched on the fact.
Russian law enforcement bodies launched investigations and controls. The representatives of Regional Transport Prosecutorâ€™s Office were at the site.