Helicopter skidding on ground kills three people near Tomsk
An emergency involving a helicopter occurred on the territory of the Urmanskoye deposit in Tomsk.
Details were reported by the press service of the Eastern Interregional Investigative Department for Transport of the Investigative Committee of Russia.
The incident occurred on Friday, November 8, on the territory of the Urmanskoye deposit (Tomsk region).
After unloading of the Mi-8MTV1 helicopter was completed, the aircraft skidded spontaneously.
At that moment, the tail section literally blew away three people who were nearby.
There were no casualties, but people received injuries of varying severity. The victims were hospitalized. A criminal case was opened on the fact of the incident.
Investigative officers, including forensic investigators, arrived at the scene of the incident.
While investigative actions are being carried out, the circumstances of the incident are being clarified.
