In the Democratic Republic of Congo crashed cargo plane An-26 airlines Gomair, сообщает Agence France-Presse (AFP). The crash happened during a landing near the airport, the DRC capital of Kinshasa.
According to preliminary information, provided by a French agency, Six people died in the plane crash – five crew members and one passenger. The plane was chartered by the Electoral Commission to deliver election materials to the city of Chickapoo..
In the same time, IA TASS with reference to the Russian Ambassador to the DRC Alexei Stebov, reports, that according to unconfirmed reports, the downed plane was controlled by a Russian crew. Total on board the An-26 aircraft, fallen into 35 kilometers from Kinshasa airport, there were twenty-three people, including three crew members, presumably Russians, the ambassador said by phone.
Search and rescue work is underway. The cause of the plane crash is currently unknown..
earlier it was reported, that the An-26 cargo plane 1984 of the year stopped communicating on Thursday evening, presumably in 40 kilometers from Kinshasa International Airport.