Russia plane crash in Siberia kills two and injures seven more

The plane overshot the runway on landing, according to the area's emergency ministry

Two people were killed and seven injured when a plane made an emergency landing in Russia, just a month after an Aeroflot flight burst into flames when landing in Moscow.

The Antonov An-24 passenger plane was flying to a regional airport in Siberia, in eastern Russia.

There were 46 people, including four crew members, onboard the flight from Ulan-Ude in East Siberia to Nizhneangarsk in the Republic of Buryatia.

According to Reuters, the area’s emergency situations ministry said the plane overshot the runway after landing, hit a small building and caught fire.

It's believed the flight was operated by Russian regional airline Angara.

The crash comes just a month after 41 people died when an Aeroflot aircraft crash landed shortly after take-off at Moscow Sheremetyevo airport. Footage showed the plane bouncing along the tarmac before bursting into flames.

The world’s largest country is heavily dependent on aviation – especially in remote areas such as eastern Siberia, where the latest crash took place.

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, safety standards of Russian aviation have improved. But data from the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) shows the regulation of airlines is below the global average for legislation, organisation, licensing, operations and air-traffic control.

In February 2018, an Antonov An148 belonging to Saratov Airlines took off from Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on a flight to the city of Orsk. It crashed 50 miles south-east of the capital and all 65 passengers and six crew perished.

The greatest loss of life involving a Russian airline took place on 31 October 2015 in Egypt’s Sinai Desert. An Airbus A321 belonging to Metrojet flying from Sharm el Sheikh to St Petersburg crashed 23 minutes after take-off. All 217 passengers and seven crew were killed.

Investigators believe that a bomb was placed onboard at Sharm el Sheikh.