Plane carrying 43 people crashes in Siberia


April 2, 2012 at 1:21a.m.

Plane carrying 43 people crashes in Siberia

Associated Press

MOSCOW

A passenger plane carrying 43 people crashed in Siberia shortly after taking off Monday morning, and Russian emergency officials said at least 16 were confirmed dead but at least 12 survived.

The ATR-72, a French-Italian-made twin-engine turboprop, operated by UTair was flying from Tyumen to the oil town of Surgut with 39 passengers and four crew.

The aircraft went down outside Tyumen, a major regional center in Siberia. The cause of the crash was not yet clear.