Russian IL-76 military cargo plane with 15 onboard crashes during take off

An Il-76 military transport plane crashed at Severny airfield in the Ivanovsk region of Russia, and 15 people died, the Mash telegram channel said, Report informs.

The cause of the accident was the burning of one of the engines during the flight.

As reported, the crew tried to return the plane to the airport but did not succeed. As a result, the Il-76 crashed in the village of Podtalitsa, which is two kilometers away from the flight site.

There were 8 crew members and 7 passengers on board the plane, and all of them died.