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2nd LD: All 39 people onboard crash-landing Russian jetliner alive, 16 injured

Xinhua, December 19, 2016 Adjust font size:

All the 39 people aboard a Russian Il-18 plane survived a crash-landing in Siberia, but at least 16 of them were seriously injured, Russian media reported Monday.

Earlier in the day, the aircraft, belonging to the Russian Defense Ministry, crash-landed near the Tiksi airfield in Russia's Far Eastern Sakha Republic.

The ministry was quoted as saying by local media that after the incident, 32 people were delivered to the settlement of Tiksi, including 16 in grave condition.

"According to preliminary information there have been no fatal consequences," the government of the Far Eastern Sakha Republic said in a statement.

Other survivors would be evacuated shortly, it said, adding that a team of physicians would be helicoptered to the settlement, where 40 beds had been prepared.

The accident may have been caused by a strong side wind, according to the statement. Endi