At least 2 dead in airliner accident in Russia
www.chinaview.cn 2006-07-09 10:25:41

    MOSCOW, July 9 (Xinhua) -- At least two people were killed and 42 others injured when a Russian A-310 airliner went off the runway while trying to land and caught fire at Irkutsk in Siberia, said Russian emergencies ministry early Sunday.

    There are 200 people on board the plane, the Interfax news agency reported. Enditem

Related: 40 people hospitalized in Russia's plane accident

     MOSCOW, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Some 40 people have been hospitalized after a passenger plane went off the runway while trying to land and caught fire at Irkutsk in Siberia, said Russian emergencies ministry early Sunday.

    But the ministry did not mention any deaths, the Interfax news agency reported.

    The plane is an A-310 airliner with 200 people on board, added the report. Enditem

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