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Russian helicopter crash in northern Siberia kills 18: Ministry

A picture of a Russian helicopter MI-8, the same type that crashed on its way to an oil station in Siberia. [AFP]

Moscow on Saturday said 18 people were killed when a helicopter crashed on its way to an oil station in northern Siberia in the early hours of the morning.

The Russian Transport Ministry said the Mi-8 helicopter carrying three crew members and 15 passengers crashed when it collided with machinery carried by another helicopter soon after take off.

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