150 feared dead in Russian plane crash

A Russian passenger plane crashed on landing in the Siberian city of Irkutsk early today, killing around 150 passengers, Russian news agencies reported. Officials confirmed they have recovered 65 bodies.

The plane, on a flight from Moscow to Irkutsk, veered off the runway as it was landing at about 7.50am local time (10.50pm yesterday Irish time), hit a concrete barrier and burst into flames, Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Irina Andrianova said.