A passanger plane carrying 43 people crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off from Moscow on Monday morning. Russian emergancy officials said at least 16 people were confirmed dead but at least 12 survived.
The ATR-72, a French-Italian made twin-engine turboprop, operated by UTair was flying from Tyumen to the oil town of Surgut with 39 passengers and four crew.
The aircraft went down outside Tyumen, a major regional center in Siberia. The cause of the crash was not yet clear.
Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova said the 12 survivors were being flown to ah hospital by helicopter. She said 16 bodies had been recovered so far.
The State RIA-Novosti news agency, citing rescue workers, said 17 people had survived the crash.
Russia has seen a string of deadly crashes in recent years. Some have been blamed on the use of aging Soviet-era aircraft, but industry experts point to a number of other problems, including poor crew training, crumbling airports, lax government controls and widespred neglect of safety in the pursuit of profits.
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