16 killed in plane crash, six rescued

Sixteen people were killed after an aircraft carrying parachutists crashed in central Russia on Sunday, the emergencies ministry said. The L-410 plane carrying 22 people crashed around 9.23am local time (0623 GMT) during a flight over the republic of Tatarstan, the ministry said on its Telegram channel. “Six people were rescued, 16 were taken out without signs of life,” the ministry said. The ministry had earlier said that 15 people died and that the aircraft was carrying 23 people. Images published by the ministry showed the aircraft broken in half with a severely dented nose. The six survivors were being hospitalised, the local health ministry told the Interfax news agency. Two L-410 planes suffered fatal accidents in Russia earlier this year, leaving a total of eight people dead.