South Airlines AN-24 Plane Crashes After Landing at Donetsk, Ukraine, at Least 4 Dead
Airnation.net Newswire
A South Airlines charter flight crashed after it landed at Donetsk Airport in Ukraine, killing at least 4 people, according to reports.
CNN reports:
‘There were 45 people on board when the AN-24 crashed in the Donetsk region, an emergency official said. At least two people are unaccounted for. Thirty-nine were evacuated before the airliner caught fire, the official said.
“The plane missed the landing strip, turned upside down and broke into pieces,” the official said.’
The Donetsk-bound charter flight was carrying soccer fans from Odessa. They were heading to a UEFA Champions League game between Shakhtar Donetsk and Borussia Dortmund, the Ukrainskaya Pravda website reported.
There is no word if the plane landed in bad weather.
South Airlines is a Ukrainian carrier.
Crash photo HERE