At least one dead, 20 injured and 3 missing in plane explosion in Siberia

At least one person died and another three are missing after the explosion of a Russian Tu-154M passenger jet that made an emergency landing in the Siberian city of Surgut, due to an engine flaming out on takeoff, RIA Novosti reports.

"According to preliminary information, one person died and 20 others were injured in the ensuing fire on board the Tu-154M aircraft from Kogalymavia Airlines at Surgut Airport," the source in in Russia's Federal Air Transport Agency, 'Rosaviatsia', said.

Rosaviatsia spokesman Sergei Izvolsky said there were 116 passengers and eight crew members on board the plane, which was due to land at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport.

The accident is being investigated by criminal police.