Two dead after light aircraft crashes in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod-Xinhua

Two dead after light aircraft crashes in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2025-02-20 20:02:45

This photo released on Feb. 20, 2025 shows firefighters working at the crash site of a light aircraft in Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. Two people have died after a light aircraft made a hard landing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, the regional emergency ministry said on Thursday. (Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations/Handout via Xinhua)

MOSCOW, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two people have died after a light aircraft made a hard landing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, the regional emergency ministry said on Thursday.

After making a hard landing, the aircraft caught fire in the Kstovsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the ministry said.

The fire has been extinguished, and authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.

This photo released on Feb. 20, 2025 shows a firefighter working at the crash site of a light aircraft in Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia. Two people have died after a light aircraft made a hard landing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, the regional emergency ministry said on Thursday. (Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations/Handout via Xinhua)