15 people die after Russian helicopter falls in Siberia
The Mi-8 aircraft took off from the town of Igarka in the Krasnoyarsk region and crashed two kilometers away along the banks of the Yenisei River, as reported by Russian news agencies. It was carrying workers to the remote oil and gas Vankor field, which can only be reached by helicopter or in winter, by land across the frozen river. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the fall of the helicopter, which is owned by local airline Turukhan.
A Russian helicopter with Rosneft oil workers crashed in eastern Siberia and killed 15 of the 25 people aboard, authorities said. The causes of the accident are unknown.
The Mi-8 aircraft took off from the town of Igarka in the Krasnoyarsk region and crashed two kilometers away along the banks of the Yenisei River, as reported by Russian news agencies. It was carrying workers to the remote oil and gas Vankor field, which can only be reached by helicopter or in winter, by land across the frozen river. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the fall of the helicopter, which is owned by local airline Turukhan.
