Passenger helicopter makes emergency landing in Russia, 15 injured
Reading time 1 min Christian Fernsby ▼ | December 25, 2019Russian officials say 15 people are injured after a passenger helicopter made a rough emergency landing in Siberia.
Air incident Mi-8 helicopter
Topics: Helicopter emergency landing Russia
The helicopter toppled over upon landing. The injured have received medical help and two remain in a hospital, health care officials said.
Police are investigating the accident.
The Mi-8, code-named Hip by NATO, is a medium twin-turbine helicopter designed in the Soviet Union and widely used in Russia as a transport aircraft. ■