28 people survived the plane crash in Kazakhstan.
22 people had to be hospitalized. The number of victims is being clarified, but there is no information about the dead yet. It is not yet known what caused the accident. According to one version, the plane collided with a flock of birds in the air, so the commander decided to land at an alternate airfield in Aktau. However, an oxygen tank on the plane exploded. This was reported by Orda.
Azerbaijan Airlines, which owns the plane, announced an “emergency landing.”
According to updated data, there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board. Among them are 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 citizens of Russia, six citizens of Kazakhstan and three citizens of Kyrgyzstan.
Currently, Aktau airport operates as usual. The Kazakh police have opened a criminal case into the plane crash.
Let us recall that on the morning of December 24, an aircraft flying from the capital of Azerbaijan, Baku, to the city of Grozny in Russia, crashed near Aktau in Kazakhstan. Before the accident, the plane gave an emergency signal. The media cited bird collisions as the likely cause of the tragedy. However, this information has not been officially confirmed.
Source: Orda
Source: Racurs
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