PASSENGERS SURVIVE BELARUS AIRLINER CRASH

Passengers have luckily survived after a Belarus airliner crashed on take-off at the international airport in the Armenian capital of Erevan. While on take-off run, the plane carrying three crew and 18 passengers, slipped off the runway, flipped over for several times and exploded. The plane's fuselage broke into two pieces. 18 passengers -- Georgian and Armenian nationals -- survived. Six people were rushed into a local hospital. 

Belavia's SRJ-100M regional jet was bound for Minsk, reports Gazeta.ru