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UPDATE 1-Tu-134 plane crash-lands in Russian Samara, 5 die
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MOSCOW, March 17 (Reuters) - Five people died and 52 were
injured when a Tu-134 aircraft crash-landed in the Russian city
of Samara on Saturday, the emergency ministry said.
"The plane was flying from (the Siberian city of) Surgut to
Samara (on the Volga) and its fuselage collapsed during the
landing for unknown reasons. It was then forced to crash-land,"
said the ministry's spokeswoman, Irina Andrianova.
She said officials at Surgut airport had told her ministry
there were 57 people aboard the aircraft, 50 passengers and
seven cabin crew and pilots.
"People are still being evacuated from the plane," she said.
Itar-Tass news agency said the plane belonged to Russian
carrier Utair. The company said it would issue a statement later
and declined immediate comment.
Utair was among nine carriers that Russia banned last month
from operating charter flights to the European Union, citing
safety reasons.
The short-haul Tu-134 is one of the oldest passenger
aircraft in service in Russia and experts say it should be
withdrawn as soon as possible.