Helicopter crash in Russia, 6 people died

Mi-8 helicopter. Illustration photo: Sputnik

Russian media reported that at 11:30 a.m. on April 11 local time, the crisis management center of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations received information about a plane crash in Khabarovsk, in Russia's Far East. According toSputnik, the crashed helicopter was a Mi-8. According to initial information, there were 6 people on board the helicopter at the time of the problem. Ground structures were not affected by the accident.

A spokesman for the Russian Investigative Committee toldSputnikthat investigators are examining the scene and identifying the victims.

“The helicopter crashed on Antennaya Street. According to preliminary information, all six people on board were killed,” the local emergencies ministry said.

According toRTThe crashed helicopter was a civilian helicopter of Vostok, a local airline in the Far East. It was on a training flight when the accident happened. The helicopter crashed in an uninhabited area of ​​the city of Khabarovsk.

A video of the scene posted by an Instagram user shows columns of black smoke rising from where the helicopter crashed and fell.

The fire caused by the helicopter crash has been extinguished and the scene area has been cordoned off for investigation. According toTASS, about 170 people including firefighters, rescue teams and doctors along with 50 vehicles arrived at the scene to participate in the rescue.