A Russian aircraft carrying 39 people on board crashed in Bulunsky district of Siberia’s Yakutia. All passengers and crew survived the crash.

The Il-18 aircraft, which took off from the Koltsovo airport in Yekaterinburg on Monday (19 December), crashed 27km from the Tiksi village, Russia’s TASS news agency reported.

“As a result of the accident, all passengers and crew members are alive. Sixteen individuals sustained severe injuries. Search-and-rescue helicopters have evacuated them to regional health centers, of Tiksi,” the Russian defence ministry said.

It added that 32 people have been taken to hospital for treatment.

Earlier reports suggested that only four or five people survived the crash, but the ministry said that no one was killed.

“According to preliminary information, the plane broke into three, it [the crash] was not followed by fire outbreak,” a law enforcement official said earlier.

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