A MI-8 helicopter crash in Russia’s Altai Republic killed six people and injured seven others, state media reported on Thursday, Ednews reports.
Three of the injured are in critical condition, emergency services said. There were 15 people on board, 12 passengers and three crew members, they later specified.
The MI-8 helicopter caught fire while landing in the Georgian village of Tungur, according to RIA Novosti news agency. The aircraft hit electrical wires which caused the crash, the report said.