FlyDubai flight FZ981 smashed into the ground while attempting to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in Russia Saturday March 19,2016

More than 60 people have died after a FlyDubai passenger jet smashed into the ground while attempting to land at a Russian airport on Saturday March 19,2016

Flight FZ981 was carrying 55 passengers and seven crew members from Dubai when it crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport around 4am Moscow time. 

Four children were among those killed in the smash, which happened as the plane attempted to land for a second time in bad weather conditions. Thirty-three women and 18 men were also travelling.

More than 60 people have died after a FlyDubai passenger jet smashed into the ground while attempting to land at a Russian airport.

The crash happened as the plane came in to land at Rostov-on-Don airport in Russia early on Saturday morning 

The plane went up in flames after its tail hit the runway and disintegrated, a statement released by Russia's Emergencies Ministry confirmed. Pilot error or a technological failure are thought to be the two main causes being investigated. 

The aircraft was predominantly carrying Russian passengers, although eight Ukrainians, two Indians and one person from Uzbekistan were also on board.

A man reads the passengers' list of the FlyDubai jet that crashed in the early hours of Saturday morning as he waits for news at the airport