By Sixteen people have been confirmed dead after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia.
Russia’s emergencies ministry stated that the L-410 plane carrying 23 people crashed around 9:23 a.m. local time (0623 GMT), Sunday, during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan, adding that seven people have been rescued from the debris.
The local health ministry said that the seven survivors are in hospital, one is in “very serious condition”, RIA Novosti reported.
According to the Interfax news agency, the plane belonged to the Voluntary Society for Assistance to the Army, Aviation and Navy of Russia, which describes itself as a sports and defence organisation.
Two L-410 aircraft suffered fatal accidents in Russia earlier this year.
