The moment the staircase of an airplane collapsed as passengers boarded

A staircase used for boarding aircraft collapsed on Tuesday in Siberia, in eastern Russia, as pbadengers attempted to board a flight from the company. Ural Airlines, leaving a balance of five people injured.

The event occurred in the city of Barnaul, when the platform just gave in and the pbadengers fell on the runway, according to the Ministry of Transport of Russia in a statement. Three of the wounded had to be hospitalized.

A video taken by the airport security cameras and published by the chain Russia today This shows the terrifying moment of collapse.

Following this incident, the authorities ordered an extraordinary inspection of all the stairs of the Barnaul airport. It has also been reported that They will pay the medical expenses of the wounded and an official apology will be presented.

The plane of the regional airline Ural Airlines, based in Yekaterinburg, was for final destination Moscow, located some 3,000 kilometers further west.