Latest news: Forty-four people were killed late early today when a passenger jet crashed in Moscow, Russia.

RIA Novosti and ITAR-Tass, citing Emergencies Ministry officials, reported that the RusAir plane crash-landed on a highway from Moscow to the city of Petrozavodsk.They also reported that eight people who survived the crash were hospitalized in a critical condition.
There was no explanation for the crash. The Russian news agencies only said that the plane crashed on its final approach to the airport in Petrozavodsk.
The plane was a Russian-made Tu-134 jet. The Emergencies Ministry says that it was carrying 52 people and nine of whom were crew.
The ministry confirmed on its website that there had been an incident and posted a list of 43 passengers. The Karelia branch of the Emergencies Ministry said radio contact with the pilot was lost at 23.40 local time.
Earlier reports put the death toll at 40.

Edited by Sonia S.