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Two pilots die as aircraft fails to stop during emergency landing manoeuvre in Siberia

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epa07676267 A handout photo made available by Russia's Buryatia regional branch of the Emergencies Ministry shows fire fighters extinguishing an Antonov-24 passenger plane, which burst into flames after crash landing into a sewage treatment plant during an emergency landing, in the Eastern Siberian town of Nizhneangarsk, Buryatia, Russia, 27 June 2019. All 42 passengers were saved, two crew members died and 22 people were injured in the accident. The plane requested an emergency landing shortly after take-off because of an engine failure. EPA-EFE/RUSSIAN EMERGENCIES MINISTRY HANDOUT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES/NO ARCHIVES

The AN-24 aircraft of the Angara Airlines was flying from Ulan-Ude to Nizhneangarsk this morning.

The accident happened on Thursday in the airport of Nizhneangarsk, Severobaikalsky District.

The An-24 passenger plane was doing an emergency landing after developing engine malfunction. During the manoeuvre, the plane failed to stop and hit a sewage treatment plant.

The two pilots of the An-24 died, while seven passengers were taken to hospital. The rest of the passengers, 43 survived. – reports TASS.

Tass/Gazeta.pl/Twitter

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