A Russian-registered charter plane carrying six people, including a bedridden patient and her husband, crashed in northern Afghanistan, with four survivors and the condition of two others unclear. The Taliban reported that the survivors were in their custody, and the Russian embassy confirmed that the pilot was among those who survived. The plane, a French-made Dassault Aviation Falcon 10 jet, was on a private medical evacuation from Thailand to Moscow. The cause of the crash is under investigation, and Russia's Investigative Committee has opened a criminal case to determine if safety rules were violated.
A Russian-registered charter ambulance flight with six people on board, including a bedridden patient and her husband, disappeared from radar screens over Afghanistan. The plane, a French-made Dassault Aviation Falcon 10 jet, was traveling from Thailand to Moscow via India and Uzbekistan. The pilot had reported low fuel and engine trouble before the plane vanished. The Taliban-run Afghan aviation ministry stated that the plane's planned route did not include passing through Afghanistan's airspace. Russian authorities have opened a criminal case to determine if safety rules were violated, and a team has been sent to the remote crash site in Badakhshan province.
A private jet carrying out a medical evacuation from Thailand to Russia crashed in a remote area of Afghanistan, with six people, including a bedridden patient and her husband, missing. The jet, which strayed from its flight plan and disappeared from radar screens, was carrying a Russian citizen and crew members. The crash site in a mountainous area near Zebak district in Badakhshan province is being reached by a rescue team, and investigations are ongoing to determine the cause of the incident.
A Russian-chartered ambulance aircraft, suspected to be a French-made Dassault Falcon 10 jet, has crashed in a mountainous province in northeastern Afghanistan. The aircraft, carrying six people, was en route from India to Moscow via Uzbekistan and had refueled in India after coming from Thailand. The exact location of the crash is still unknown, and local authorities have dispatched teams to the area.
