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Plane crash in Russia involves KHL team, only 1 Survives
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A plane crash near the city of Yaroslavl in Central Russia has claimed the lives of at least 43 people, according to Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry. The majority of victims are believed to be members of the Kontinental Hockey League club, Lokomotiv.
Lokomotiv has confirmed that the entire main roster, plus four players from the youth team, was on the plane.
We have no team anymore," Vladimir N. Malkov, the team spokesman, said in a telephone interview with The New York Times. "All our starting players, and all the service people.
Coach Brad McCrimmon, forward Pavol Demitra, forward Josef Vasicek, defenseman Karel Rachunek, forward Jan Marek and forward Alexander Vasyunov are among the confirmed fatalities.
The crash occurred at 4 p.m. Moscow time and the weather was sunny and clear, according to reports.
Eight crew members are also among the dead, according to reports. According to Russian aviation officials, two passengers survived the crash, but are in critical condition. According to Sovetsky Sport, one of the survivors is Russian forward Alexander Galimov....
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Just think if this happened to a US Pro team.. This is horrible, my condelences go out to their friends and families
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43 people dead from this crash, its sad
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Wow One incident. One little, tiny, mistake, takes 43 lives. Even youth. God Bless Them.
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wrong, two people survived.
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Dang, I don't follow the KHL but this is sad.
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___T___T___G___ wrote Just think if this happened to a US Pro team.. This is horrible, my condelences go out to their friends and families
This is a Russian Pro team, same thing. And its not all about the US. Even though most Americans think it is.
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That's sad.
Most sport teams fly in separate planes so that things like this don't happen.
That is very sad though.
Most sport teams fly in separate planes so that things like this don't happen.
That is very sad though.
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Yeah :/ My Dad told me about this... very sad
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thats sad i never like to hear about people dieing, unless its osama bin laden that was a happy news flash
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