6 May 2019

At least 13 killed in Moscow plane crash

From Morning Report, 8:19 am on 6 May 2019

At least 13 people have been killed and several others injured in a fiery emergency plane landing at a Moscow airport. The Sukhoi Superjet, which had 78 passengers on board, caught fire in mid-air. Dramatic footage shows the plane coming in to land with fire and smoke billowing from its engines, before the fuselage became engulfed in flames. Joining us now is our correspondent in Moscow, Julia Chapman.

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