"There was one passenger registered on the plane, French citizen Christophe de Margerie. The three crew members were also French citizens. They all died,"
It was reported that the plane "according to a preliminary version, crashed into a snow plough".
A Falcon-50 plane crashed at Vnukovo airport at 11:58 pm on Monday Moscow time (1958 GMT), apparently on takeoff, the emergencies ministry said in a statement.
Paris: Total confirms with deep regret and great sadness that Chairman and CEO Christophe de Margerie died just after 10pm (Paris time) on October 20 in a private plane crash at Vnukovo Airport in Moscow, following a collision with a snow removal machine. Four people were found dead at the scene of the accident, including three crew member and Christophe de Margerie. The thoughts of the management and employees of the Group go out to Christophe de Margerie’s wife, children and loved ones as well as to the families of the three other victims.
The Chief executive who was based in Paris , France had gone to Russia to attend a meeting of corporate executives with Prime Minister Dmitri A. Medvedev and was returning to Paris when the accident occurred . He is survived by a wife and children . May his soul rest in peace .. Amen
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