Seven die in Russian plane crash

A Russian airliner attempting to land in heavy fog in the central Russian city of Samara landed short of the runway, scraped along the landing strip and overturned. Seven people died and at least 26 were injured, authorities and company officials said.

Seven die in Russian plane crash

A Russian airliner attempting to land in heavy fog in the central Russian city of Samara landed short of the runway, scraped along the landing strip and overturned. Seven people died and at least 26 were injured, authorities and company officials said.

Prosecutors investigating the incident said they were considering bad weather and pilot error among the most likely causes of the crash.

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