Two dead after light aircraft crashes in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod

MOSCOW -- Two people have died after a light aircraft made a hard landing in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, the regional emergency ministry said on Thursday.

After making a hard landing, the aircraft caught fire in the Kstovsky district of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the ministry said.

The fire has been extinguished, and authorities are investigating the cause of the incident.