Vehicle Accident - Europe - Ukraine
- Details
- Category: Alerts
- Published on Saturday, 09 June 2012 13:46
- Written by RSOE EDIS
EDIS Number: VI-20120610-35393-UKR
Date / time: 10/06/2012 13:44:43 [UTC]
Event: Vehicle Accident
Area: Europe
Country: Ukraine
State/County: Capital City
Location: Kiev [Borodyanka airport]
Number of Deads: 5 person(s)
Number of Injured: 13 person(s)
Number of Infected: N/A
Number of Missing: N/A
Number of Affected: N/A
Number of Evacuated: N/A
Damage level: Heavy
Description:
A small plane carrying skydivers crash-landed in bad weather near the Ukrainian capital on Sunday, killing five and injuring 13 people, emergency officials said. The L-410 plane belonging to a pilot school made a "hard" emergency landing during a heavy rainstorm with high winds at the Borodyanka airport some 30 kilometers (20 miles) west of Kiev, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Yershova. No other details were immediately available. The plane was carrying 16 skydivers and two crew members. The injured have been taken to local hospitals. An investigation has been opened.Authors: RSOE EDIS
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