An L-410 type of small plane carrying 23 people were crashed shortly after taking off in Tatarstan, Russia. According to initial reports, 16 were killed and 7 were injured aboard. Firefighters, ambulances and rescue teams were sent to the area. It is estimated that the plane, which has a capacity of 19 people, may have crashed due to carrying too many passengers.
Last September, an L-410 type plane crashed in the Irkutsk region of Russia, killing 4 people on board and injuring 5.