Experts say there were passengers in cockpit before crash that killed Polish president

Experts: passengers in Polish cockpit before crash

MOSCOW — Officials investigating the plane crash that killed Poland’s president and 95 others last month say the crew did not have regular training and that passengers were in the cockpit before the crash.

There was no conclusion given about the cause of the crash on approach to the Russian city of Smolensk.

Polish investigation envoy Edmund Klich said it was unclear whether the non-crew voices heard in recordings influenced the crew to land despite warnings of bad conditions and poor visibility.

At a Wednesday news conference reporting preliminary investigation results, Russian Interstate Aviation Committee official Alexei Morozov said the crew was formed only a few days before the flight and had not had regular training on how to handle special flight situations.