A small passenger plane has skidded off a runway in eastern Siberia, killing two crew members and injuring dozens of passengers.
The An-24 plane carrying 48 people, including five crew members, experienced an engine failure and crash-landed on Thursday.
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The jet overshot the runway, slammed into a building and caught fire. Footage from the scene showed the plane lying on its belly with the nose broken off.
Officials said that a pilot with 34 years of experience and a flight mechanic died while the other crew members survived.
