19 people die in Russian helicopter crash: official

MOSCOW: Nineteen people died Tuesday when a MI-8 helicopter crashed in the Russia's northern region of Yakutia, an aviation committee said."There were three crew members and 25 passengers on board,"...

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19 people die in Russian helicopter crash: official
MOSCOW: Nineteen people died Tuesday when a MI-8 helicopter crashed in the Russia's northern region of Yakutia, an aviation committee said.

"There were three crew members and 25 passengers on board," the Interstate Aviation Committee said in a statement. "Nineteen people died, the aircraft burnt down," said the statement, citing the surviving crew members.