World News | Firefighting Helicopter Crashes in Russia, Injuring 6, Killing 1
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. One person died, six more were injured on Sunday in a Mi-8 helicopter's hard landing at an airfield in the city of Mogocha on return from extinguishing a fire near the village of Maklakan, Trans-Baikal Territory, the emergency services told Sputnik.
oscow [Russia], May 1 (ANI/Sputnik): One person died, six more were injured on Sunday in a Mi-8 helicopter's hard landing at an airfield in the city of Mogocha on return from extinguishing a fire near the village of Maklakan, Trans-Baikal Territory, the emergency services told Sputnik.
Earlier in the day, the regional ministry of health told Sputnik that one person died and five were injured in the crash.
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"One person died, six more were injured in the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter in Transbaikalia," the emergency services said.
The message about the hard landing of the MI-8 helicopter was received at 11:05 Moscow time [08:05 GMT].
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The helicopter was returning from extinguishing a fire near the village of Maklakan, the press service of the Transbaikalia government specified. (ANI/Sputnik)
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