In a plane crash while landing in Rostov-on-Don, in Southern Russia, all the 61 people, traveling in it were killed, as per the local reports.

"A Boeing 737 crashed as it was coming into land. There were 61 people on board. They are all dead," said a spokesman from the local ministry, quoted by the official TASS news agency.

There were 55 passengers and six crew members on the plane, the official added.

As per the official statement from the emergencies ministry, the crash took place at 00:50 GMT.

“The Boeing 737 on the Dubai to Rostov-on-Don route caught fire (after crashing),” said the statement.

The statement added further that it took an hour to bring the flames under control.

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Reportedly, the plane hit the ground a few hundred metres (yards) from the runaway as it was making its 2nd attempt to land, in poor visibility.

TASS reported, “It was raining hard and a strong wind warning had been issued by the local emergencies ministry”.

Emirates-based Flydubai said it was aware of an "incident" involving one of its planes, but stayed away from giving further details.

"We are aware of an incident involving our flight FZ981 from Dubai to Rostov-on-Don. We are investigating further details and will publish an update once more information is available," the airline said in a post on its Facebook page.

By Phani Ch