Four die in aircraft crash in Donetsk

At least four people were killed when an aircraft carrying 45 passengers and crew crash-landed in fog in the eastern Ukrainian…

At least four people were killed when an aircraft carrying 45 passengers and crew crash-landed in fog in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, officials have said.

The aircraft overshot the runway at Donetsk airport yesterday as it attempted to execute an emergency landing and broke up, the emergencies ministry, quoted by Interfax news agency, said. The twin- engined turboprop had flown to Donetsk, which was shrouded in thick fog, from Odessa on the Black Sea.

The head of Donetsk’s regional administration, said four people were confirmed dead, while the fate of two others was not yet clear. – (Reuters)

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