At least 19 people were killed when a helicopter crashed in northwestern Siberia, a Russian investigative committee has said. Investigators said in a statement that an MI-8 helicopter carrying 22 people had crashed on Friday night outside the city of Novy Urengoy, and that "19 people have died from multiple injuries at the scene, according to preliminary data". The regional branch of the emergencies ministry said it had been informed that a helicopter made a hard landing some 80km outside Novy Urengoy, but did not initially report any casualties. The survivors were transported to a hospital in Novy Urengoy. A similar helicopter crash outside the western Siberian town of Igarka last year claimed 15 lives.

Source: Egypt Independent October 22, 2016 06:56 UTC