Four people have died after a passenger plane overshot an airport runway as it landed in Russia Moscow Vnukovo airport.

The Red Wing Airlines aircraft burst through a perimeter fence onto a motorway next to Moscow’s Vnukovo airport.

Officials said the Tu-204 plane – travelling from the Czech Republic – was carrying eight crew members and no passengers.

A statement from the Ministry of Healthcare said four of those on board were killed, while four others are suffering from brain injuries.

The crash took place during high winds and a snowstorm, but the cause of the accident is not yet clear.

Prior to Saturday’s crash, there had been no fatal accidents reported for Tu-204s, which entered commercial service in 1995.

The plane is a twin-engine mid-range jet with a capacity of about 210 passengers.

Vnukovo, on the southern outskirts of Moscow, is one of the Russian capital’s three international airports.

The airport was closed after the crash and flights were routed to Moscow’s other airports, Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo.