A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed in the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital's Domodedovo airport, Russian media reported.
The Antonov An-148 plane operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals, and crashed in the Ramensky district outside Moscow. Russian news agencies reported 65 passengers and 6 crew were on board.
News agencies said witnesses in the village of Argunovo saw a burning plane falling from the sky.
A source from Russia's emergency services told Interfax that the 71 people on board "had no chance" of survival.
The same news agency reported that the wreckage of the plane was spread over a wide area around the crash site.