MOSCOW: A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed in the outskirts of Moscow on Sunday after taking off from the capital´s Domodedovo airport, Russian media reported.

The Antonov An-148 plane operated by the domestic Saratov Airlines was flying to Orsk, a city in the Urals, and crashed in the Ramensky district outside Moscow. Russian news agencies reported 65 passengers and 6 crew were on board.

News agencies said witnesses in the village of Argunovo saw a burning plane falling from the sky.

A source from Russia´s emergency services told Interfax that the 71 people on board "had no chance" of survival.

The same news agency reported that the wreckage of the plane was spread over a wide area around the crash site.