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4 December 2010
Last updated at 08:39 ET
At least two people have been killed and many others injured when a passenger plane rolled off the runway after making an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, Russian officials say.
According to media reports, all three of the plane's engines had failed by the time it landed at Domodedovo.
The aircraft was a Russian-built TU-154 with about 150 passengers on board.
It made the emergency landing after taking off on a flight to southern Russia
Nearly two dozen ambulances were on their way to the site of the accident, Interfax news agency said.
"As a result of the TU-154 making an emergency landing at Domodedovo airport, two people died and several dozens were injured," Tatyana Morozova, a spokeswoman for Moscow transport investigators, said.
The plane, reportedly operated by Dagestan Airlines, was about half an hour into its flight from Moscow when engine failure forced it to make an emergency landing, RIA news agency said.
The first engine failed when the plane was climbing after take-off, the second failed during the flight and the third cut out during the emergency landing itself, according to RIA.
The cause of the engine failure is under investigation.
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According to media reports, all three of the plane's engines had failed by the time it landed at Domodedovo.
The aircraft was a Russian-built TU-154 with about 150 passengers on board.
It made the emergency landing after taking off on a flight to southern Russia
Nearly two dozen ambulances were on their way to the site of the accident, Interfax news agency said.
"As a result of the TU-154 making an emergency landing at Domodedovo airport, two people died and several dozens were injured," Tatyana Morozova, a spokeswoman for Moscow transport investigators, said.
The plane, reportedly operated by Dagestan Airlines, was about half an hour into its flight from Moscow when engine failure forced it to make an emergency landing, RIA news agency said.
The first engine failed when the plane was climbing after take-off, the second failed during the flight and the third cut out during the emergency landing itself, according to RIA.
The cause of the engine failure is under investigation.
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