Moscow, August 4 (TNS): Atleast 18 people were killed, including three members of crew after an Mi-8 helicopter crashed on Saturday in Siberia, according to Russian Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov.
The accident occurred around 6:20 a.m. Moscow time near the village of Igarka in the remote Krasnoyarsk region, the ministry said in a statement on its official website.
Both a technical malfunction and pilot error are being considered as possible causes of the crash.
Russian media also reported an explosion of both helicopter’s fuel tanks.
The helicopter was transporting employees of Vankor company, which is developing oilfields in Siberia, from their workplace to the company’s base.
