Lech Kaczynski, the president of Poland, died in a plane crash on Saturday in western Russia, along with 96 other people including his wife Maria. Read more on the tragic death of Lech Kaczynski below.
Lech Kaczynsk, 61, was headed to Russia to commemorate the murder 70 years ago of thousands of Polish officers, when his plane crashed.
Lech Kaczynsk and his wife Maria are among the 96 people that died when the plane crashed in thick fog in Russia this morning.
The governor of the Russian town of Smolensk confirmed there were no survivors from the Tupulov Tu-154 plane crash.
“The Polish presidential plane did not make it to the runway while landing. Tentative findings indicate that it hit the treetops and fell apart. Nobody has survived the disaster,” Smolensk governor Sergei Anufriev told the Russia 24 news channel.
The Polish government will have an emergency meeting later today. The head of the Polish army, the governor of the central bank and the head of the presidential administration were also on board the plane, as well as the families of other senior officials.
“The plane caught fire after the crash,” said a Polish foreign ministry spokesman. “Teams began attempting to pull out passengers from the badly damaged airplane.”
The pilot of the plane knew Smolensk airport was closed because of thick fog, and was given a choice of landing instead at either Moscow or Minsk. But he decided to land in Smolensk. The pilot reportedly made three unsuccessful attempts to land the plane before the plane fell apart on the fourth try.
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