UPDATE
ASTANA, Dec 25 - Twenty-eight people survived the crash of a passenger plane near Aktau, Kazakhstan, the local Ministry of Emergency Situations said. Kazakh Children's Rights Commissioner Dinara Zakiyeva confirmed that two children were injured.
"There were 67 people on board the plane, including five crew members. Information about the injured is being clarified. According to preliminary data, 25 people survived. Twenty-two of them were taken to hospital," reported by previously in a statement by the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, 150 firefighters and 45 pieces of equipment are extinguishing the fire at the scene. Passenger lists are being compiled.
What is known about the crash of a passenger plane in Kazakhstan
Circumstances of the accident
- A passenger plane crashed near Aktau, Kazakhstan, and a fire broke out at the crash site.
- The plane was heading from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, Russia.
- According to the Chechen airport, the plane was diverted to Makhachkala due to dense fog.
- Kazakhstan's transport ministry said the plane belonged to Azerbaijan Airlines.
- The airline, for its part, said the cause of the accident could have been a collision between the plane and a flock of birds.
- A total of 52 firefighters from Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations and 11 pieces of equipment are extinguishing the fire that started at the crash site.
- An operations staff has been established.
Information about survivors
- Kazakh Health Minister Aqmaral Alnazar said six people survived.
- The Kazinform news agency, citing the regional health administration, said 12 people, including a child, had been evacuated from the scene. They were taken to hospital.
- Azerbaijan News Agency APA said that according to preliminary information, 67 passengers and five crew members were on board the crashed aircraft.
- Meanwhile, the Kazakh Transport Ministry, citing data from the Azerbaijani side, said there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board the plane.
AZAL has published a text on its website that list of passengers. "An Embraer 190 of Azerbaijan Airlines on the Baku-Groznyj flight No. J2-8243 made an emergency landing 3 km from the city of Aktau. There were 67 people on board, including 62 passengers and five crew members. There were no children on board, information about the injured will be provided shortly. According to preliminary information, there are survivors on board and they are being given first aid. Contacts with the Kazakh side are being established at the accident site, as well as the necessary operational support from the rescue and emergency services of Kazakhstan. According to preliminary data, there were 62 passengers on board - 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, three citizens of Kyrgyzstan, six citizens of Kazakhstan and 16 citizens of Russia," says the report.
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