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CASUALTIES The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry confirmed that two people were killed in the accident. The number of injured has climbed to 87 by 11 pm. Moscow time (2000 GMT). The Russian Health Ministry said that some of the injured are in critical condition. Earlier reports said there were 155 people on board, but according to the latest number released by the Emergency Situations Ministry, the plane was carrying 160 passengers and nine crew members. Dagestan President Magomedsalam Magomedove said his brother was also on the plane, who was injured and sent to hospital. The Dagestani authorities have pledged to pay 250,000 rubles (about 8,300 US dollars) to the victims, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has been informed about the situation, Interfax reported. Russian Prosecutor General Yury Chaika has ordered a priority investigation into the air crash, a spokesman for the prosecutor general's office said. The troubled plane was of the same model that crashed in Smolensk in April killing Polish President Lech Kaczynski and over 90 officials. Aircraft experts in Russia said most of the Tu-154 planes are in poor conditions and need replacement urgently. |
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