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5 dead, 13 injured in small plane crash near Kiev

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KIEV, Ukraine, June 10: A small plane carrying skydivers crash-landed in bad weather near the Ukrainian capital on Sunday, killing five and injuring 13 people, emergency officials said.



The L-410 plane belonging to a pilot school made a "hard" emergency landing during a heavy rainstorm with high winds at the Borodyanka airport some 30 kilometers (20 miles) west of Kiev, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokeswoman Yulia Yershova. No other details were immediately available. [break]



The plane was carrying 16 skydivers and two crew members. The injured have been taken to local hospitals. An investigation has been opened.



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