Russian plane crashes into road outside Moscow (VIDEO)

[xxMATTGxx]

A Russian passenger plane has crashed into a main road after overshooting a runway at a Moscow airport, killing at least four people, police say.

Reports said there were between eight and 12 crew on board the Red Wings Tupolev-204, flight number RWZ9268, which was landing at Vnukovo airport.

Images of the scene show the aircraft split into several pieces, with the cockpit on the road.

Four people were severely injured, emergency officials said.

The dead were two pilots, a flight engineer and an air stewardess.

The plane's tail and cockpit had broken off but the fuselage was largely intact.

There were fire engines at the scene and smoke could be seen rising from parts of the wreckage.

The plane had arrived in Moscow from the Czech Republic, government officials said.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into the cause of the crash.

There was light snow in the area on Saturday afternoon, though it was not known if that played any role.

The BBC's Steve Rosenberg, in Moscow, says investigators are looking into three possible causes - bad weather, technical failure and pilot error.

The Tupolev-204 is a modern Russian passenger jet with a good safety record and a capacity to hold more than 200 passengers.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20865369

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[-Nick]

Wow I saw a tweet about this? Looks really bad

[Jordan]

Did sound awful but I question why the people in the car was filming themselves driving anyway unless the runway was a little from the road and they had time to video.

Must of been terrifying for people.

[xxMATTGxx]

Did sound awful but I question why the people in the car was filming themselves driving anyway unless the runway was a little from the road and they had time to video.

Must of been terrifying for people.

A lot of people record themselves driving these days, it's getting quite popular so it could have been luck that he/she was able to capture it.

[Jack!]

A lot of people record themselves driving these days, it's getting quite popular so it could have been luck that he/she was able to capture it.

I have a camera set up in my car, As from a previous incident and I had no evidence, and the case was thrown out, so now I do, should anyone hit me etc while I am driving.

[zombies]

Woah, scary stuff!

[jackass]

Did sound awful but I question why the people in the car was filming themselves driving anyway unless the runway was a little from the road and they had time to video.

Must of been terrifying for people.

As far as i'm aware in Russia all the cars have mounted cameras for insurance purposes.

[Grig]

As far as i'm aware in Russia all the cars have mounted cameras for insurance purposes.

Nope, I'm Russian and my car has no such thing. Although I do take a risk the way the driving in Moscow is.

I have a house close to Vnukovo, and drive on those roads, it's scary to think something like that could happen. Although from what I could tell, it was all pilot error. The plane in question had a very good safety record.

The driver of the jeep was an extremely good driver, to be able to swerve such debris like that.

[Nige]

This is why I hate flying, nothing is safe, R.I.P to those who lost their lives.

[Grig]

This is why I hate flying, nothing is safe, R.I.P to those who lost their lives.

That's a defunct argument. You have more chance of getting killed in a car crash than on a plane!