Over 150 people were killed in a plane accident in the Siberian city of Irkutsk in Russia early on Sunday, Interfax news agency reported.

"As a result of the air crash, 43 people were taken to hospital with burns. The rest have died, according to our preliminary information," Interfax quoted a source at the prosecutor's office in Irkutsk as saying.

Those killed included the eight-member crew, the report added.

Source: Xinhua