SmallGovTimes.comRussian airliner crashes, killing hundreds By: Steve Adcock | Published on 07/08/06 WASHINGTON (SGT) - An Airbus airliner carrying close to 200 passengers crashed in Irkutsk, a city in Syberia, early Sunday morning. A majority of the passengers are feared dead, including women and children as young as 3 years old. At least 120 bodies have been recovered. An Interfax News Agency report claims at least 150 people were killed, including eight crew members. The plane hit a concrete barrier just off the runway and erupted into flames. According to recent reports, 54 people were taken to the hospital with burns. Transportation Minister Igor Levitin said that rain may have played a factor in the plane's crash. Recent reports from Russian media claim that brake failure was the cause of the plane crash. The early morning Irkutsk flight originated in Moscow, Russia. The airliner that crashed was an Airbus A-310. Original URL: http://www.smallgovtimes.com/story/06jul08.russian.airliner.crashes/index.html |