Siberian forced landing leaves four dead, twelve injured

Early Monday morning, the rescue work related to the forced landing in Siberia that occurred this Sunday was completed and as a result of which four people lost their lives. and twelve others were injured.

The event took place in the province of Irkutsk, in the Russian region of Siberia, when an L-410 airliner had to perform an emergency maneuver with 16 people on board, reports the Russian news agency Sputnik.

“The work to free the people trapped in the plane has been completed. According to updated information, twelve people were injured and, unfortunately, four died “, informed the Russian Emergency Ministry.

Later, the regional transport prosecutor’s office clarified that among the dead were a crew member and three passengers. In the context of the accident, criminal proceedings were opened for violation of the safety rules in terms of transport exploration.

The circumstances of the event will be investigated by the Russian Investigative Committee, since one of the plane’s black boxes has been located.

This Saturday, a similar event had already been recorded when another plane traveling from the Turkish city of Antalya to Vladivostok in the far east of Russia, makes an emergency landing in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk on Saturday, a source from the terminal told Reuters.

Azur Air flight ZF268, a Boeing 767, requested an emergency landing over Krasnoyarsk after encountering problems with the hydraulic system, Russian news agency Interfax reported.

No injuries were reported.

Azur Air, A former Russian regional airline that now operates charter flights could not immediately be reached for comment.

Krasnoyarsk International Airport did not immediately respond to questions from correspondents.

Another Azur Air flight from Antalya to the Russian city of Belgorod, about 580 kilometers south of Moscow, began an emergency descent after a cabin pressure alert on Friday, reported the aviation safety publication Aviation Herald.

That plane, a Boeing 757, returned safe and sound to Antalya and a replacement Boeing 767 flew to Belgorod after the incident, according to reports and data from the flight tracking site Flightradar24.

(With information from Europa Press and Reuters)

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