Death toll rises in Russia plane crash

December 30, 2012 20:54

he death toll from a plane crash in Moscow has risen to five, Russian state-run media said Sunday.

A flight attendant who was among the four wounded has died at a hospital, Ria Novosti reported, citing Red Wings Airlines.Families of those killed will be given 1 million rubles, which is about $33,000, in financial aid from the Moscow government, Ria Novosti reported.

The passenger plane overshot a runway at a Moscow airport on Saturday, emergency management officials said. The plane was arriving at Vnukovo International Airport from the Czech Republic when it crashed through a fence, Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

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