An Mi-8 helicopter crashed near Murmansk

An Mi-8 helicopter crashed near Murmansk. On this subject informed Interfax in reference to emergency services. CASS clarifiesthat the helicopter crashed three kilometers from the Murmansk airport.

There were eight people on board. At least four of them were injured.

According to TASS, the helicopter was on a civilian flight and crashed while landing. The agency’s interlocutor also reported four victims.

Mash potatoes writingthat there were nine people on board, including three crew members and a child. As a result of the incident, the pilot was seriously injured, two other people received minor injuries. The Telegram channel suggested that the cause of the accident could be a “heavy snowstorm”. According to the channel, the helicopter belonged to the Vologda Aviation Enterprise and was returning to Lovozero from the village of Krasnoshchelye.