Wreckage of plane that disappeared in Amur region found

The An-24 that disappeared in the Amur region crashed near Tynda, emergency services told Interfax.

“The wreckage of the An-24 was found on a slope 15 kilometers from Tynda. The plane crashed,” the emergency services said.

The Angara Airlines An-24 took off from Khabarovsk on Thursday at 07:36 local time (00:36 Moscow time) according to schedule, the press service of the Khabarovsk airport reported. The plane disappeared from the screens and did not respond a few kilometers from the Tynda airport.

According to emergency services, there could have been 46 people on board, including 40 passengers.

A criminal case has been opened.