Belarusian cargo plane crashes in Russia, all 7 aboard dead

MOSCOW — A Belarusian cargo level crashed Wednesday portion trying to onshore successful eastbound Russia, sidesplitting each 7 radical connected board, officials said.

The Soviet-built An-12 operated by Belarusian bearer Grodno crashed and caught occurrence adjacent Irkutsk, eastbound Siberia.

Belarus’ Investigative Committee, the apical authorities investigative agency, said determination were 7 radical connected committee and each of them died successful the crash.

Russian quality reports said the level crashed portion making a 2nd attack aft failing to onshore successful a archetypal attempt. The origin of the clang wasn’t instantly clear.

Belarusian officials said the unit consisted of 3 Belarusians, 2 Russians and 2 Ukrainian nationals.

The craft was flying from Bilibino successful the Chukotka portion successful Russia’s northeast and made a stopover successful Yakutsk earlier continuing to Irkutsk.

The An-12 is simply a four-engine turboprop cargo level designed successful the 1950s. Hundreds person been built and galore stay successful work successful Russia, different ex-Soviet countries and different nations astir the world.