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Russian military plane crash kills one, injures five

Published: 30 May 2017 - 05:17 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 06:14 pm
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Moscow: A Russian serviceman was killed and five others were injured Tuesday when their transport plane crash landed and caught fire after a training flight near the central city of Saratov, authorities said.

In a statement, Russia's defense ministry said the incident, could have been caused by failure of one of the engines of the plane, an Antonov AN-26.

The statement said that the cause of the accident might have been a malfunction in the engine of the plane, saying that an investigation will be needed.