13 Sep 08 Aeroflot Boeing 737 plane crashes in Perm (Urals) in Russia killing 88
As if today’s news about the head-on collision between two trains in Los Angeles last night, killing 25 people and critically wounding over a 100 others, the Delhi bomb blasts killing scores more wasn’t enough… now there’s breaking news according to Sky and BBC News that a Russian passenger Aeroflot airliner has crashed near Perm.
I don’t understand how the death count can already be confirmed… but apparently all 83 passengers (82 adults plus a baby), and 5 crew members, on board have perished. Perm is a city nears Urals.
According to Irina Andrianova of the Russian Emergency Ministry, the Aeroflot Boeing 737 had taken off from the Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, but while attempting to land it lost communications contact at about 1800 feet.
Russian News television video coverage of the crash after the break:
Vladimir Markin, a Russian government investigator was quoted, by Russian news agency RIA Novosti:
According to the latest information, the airplane fell into a ravine near the city limits. There were 82 passengers plus a baby and five crew on board, and by preliminary information, they are all dead,”
Markin also mentioned that the Trans-Siberian railway line had been damaged by the plane crash.
Russian news agency video coverage on television:
It’ll be interesting to see how much real news comes out of this tragedy and how soon it gets out.
Regardless, it won’t help to uplift the “reputation” of AeroFlot…
More news sources about this Aeroflot crash:
Sky News coverage of Perm Russia AeroFlot plane crash.
BBC News breaking story about Perm airplane crash.
The Official Aeroflot Russian Airlines site has no news yet online in either English nor Russian - as of writing.
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I would like to know, what time was it, when it crashed?
Reply to this commentThe deathtoll confirmation was easy.
88 people boarded the plane at the departure airport including the crew and there were no survivors at the crash site. there were no people on the ground.
@ elizabeth the plane crashed at 3:12 utc if I’m not mistaken, just heard about it myself and looking what info I can find myself.
It was burning while it came down.
Condolances to the families involved
Reply to this comment@Elizabeth: It was around 3:10 - 3:15 local time (Perm time) in the morning on most news reports. That is about 21:10 - 21:15 GMT.
Nat
Reply to this commentMy friend Tomaso was on that airplane. Goodbye Tomaso, you were a great person, everybody had a lot to learn form you.
Reply to this commentMy condolences to you Nick. All we can hope is that Tomaso did not suffer and that he is in a better place now.
If Aeroflot improves the safety status of their airplanes than at least Tomaso will not have died in vain.
Reply to this commentIndeed, this was a sad story - in addition, it gets buried in the mainstream Western news media. RIP Tomaso and all the other victims of the plane crash in Perm.
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