Two dead after light plane crashes in Armenian village

A B55 light aircraft crashed in the village of Jraber in Armenia’s Kotayk Province on Thursday, killing two people on board, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said.

The twin-engine light plane caught fire after the crash.

Two fire and rescue squads of the ministry as well as other emergency crews were dispatched to the scene.

The burned bodies of two people were found at the crash site.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.