By IANS/RIA Novosti,
Moscow : The only survivor of a plane crash in Russia that killed almost an entire ice hockey team has regained consciousness in hospital, an official said Tuesday.
A total of 44 people died when a Yak-42 plane crashed near Russia’s Yaroslavl city shortly after take off Sep 7. The Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team was flying to the Belarus capital Minsk for its first match of the Kontinental Hockey League season.
The only survivor — crew member Alexander Sizov — remains in intensive care.
“He has come to. His condition is serious, but stable,” a hospital official said.
Sizov has burns to 15 percent of his body, and multiple fractures, including the ribs and both hips.
Ice hockey player Alexander Galimov had also survived the crash, but succumbed to his injuries Monday. He had suffered burns to around 90 percent of his body.