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Russian helicopter crash kills 19 people in Siberia

Three crew members and 16 passengers died when plane went down in adverse weather

The site of the crash of a Mi-8 helicopter about 80km northwest of the settlement of Urengoi, Siberia, Russia. Photograph: Russian emergency ministry/EPA
The site of the crash of a Mi-8 helicopter about 80km northwest of the settlement of Urengoi, Siberia, Russia. Photograph: Russian emergency ministry/EPA
Sat Oct 22 2016 - 15:53

A helicopter crashed in northwest Siberia on Friday, killing 19 people on board, Russia's federal air transport agency said on Saturday.

Three crew members and 16 passengers died when the Russian-made Mi-8 helicopter came down late on Friday in adverse weather conditions.

Two survivors were injured and a third unscathed, TASS news agency reported, citing a regional health official.

The helicopter was carrying employees of a contractor from Rosneft’s Suzun oilfield, part of the Vankor deposit, Russia’s northernmost onshore oil production project.

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