# Everyone on board a Russian Antonov An-24 passenger plane carrying 49 people are feared to have been killed when it crashed in the far east of the country today. Reuters reports the plane was made in the Soviet era. The burning fuselage was spotted on the ground by a helicopter crew, and rescue teams are rushing to the scene. Forty-three passengers, including five children, and six crew members were on board. The wreckage was found on a hill 15 kilometres from its destination at Tynda.
Nearly 50 people feared dead in Russian plane crash