Donetsk,
Ukraine (Wed, Feb 13) – At least five ill-fated football fans were reported killed
Wednesday when a plane carrying supporters of European soccer league was caught
fire after attempting a crash-landing near the eastern Ukrainian city of
Donetsk.
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| Horrible Crash Landing at Donetsk (Ukraine) Airport Left 5 dead, 12 injured |
Apart from the five
people confirmed dead, 12 others had been injured, the officials said.
According to details; the
Antonov AN-24, a twin-engined turboprop was
on a charter flight from the Black Sea coastal city of Odessa to Donetsk. The
aircraft is reported to have overshot the runway at Sergey Prokofiev
International Airport.
About 45 people
were on board, including the crew members, most of them soccer fans looking
forward to attending a UEFA Champions League football match between the
Ukrainian home team Shakhtar Donetsk and Germany's Borussia Dortmund.
The aircraft is reported to have overshot the
runway at Donetsk's Sergey Prokofiev International Airport.
The airport was cloaked in thick fog at the
time of the tragic incident but it’s just before time to blame the weather for
this mishap.
The reports suggest that the crew evacuated the
plane at least partially before it caught fire.
A local police source told the AFP news agency
that the aircraft came to rest about 700m (2,300ft) from the runway.
"We collided with the ground, then the
plane opened up like a tin can," one passenger told Kanal 5 TV.
"Thanks to the crack that formed in the
fuselage, we were able to get out of the plane before it caught fire."
Source: BBC News
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