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A passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan
A passenger plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau, reports the Tengrinews portal. The Baza Telegram channel adds that there were 67 passengers and 5 crew members on board, among them about 60 people were Russian citizens. According to preliminary data, there are survivors among them, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan reports .
The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan clarifies that there were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board the crashed plane. The country's health minister reports that at least 12 people have survived, including one child. According to Sputnik Kazakhstan, 14 victims were taken to the hospital, including five in serious condition. The Ministry of Health of Kazakhstan reports 28 hospitalized passengers.
Despite reports of children being injured, Azerbaijan Airlines claims that there were no children among the 62 passengers. According to SHOT, the 25 hospitalized passengers include two children, ages 11 and 16.
The Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan is clarifying information about the number of Russians on board the liner, TASS reports. Meanwhile, the Baza telegram channel published what it claims is a “complete list of passengers,” listing 67 names. The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan told RIA Novosti that there were 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 Russians, six citizens of Kazakhstan and three of Kyrgyzstan on board.
Before the crash, the plane was redirected from Grozny to Makhachkala, and then to Aktau, due to fog, RIA Novosti was told at the airport of the capital of Chechnya. The preliminary cause of the crash, Azerbaijan Airlines said, was a collision between a plane and a flock of birds.
The Federal Air Transport Agency also presented a preliminary version of what happened. “After a collision with birds, due to an emergency situation on board the aircraft, its commander decided to “go” to an alternate airfield - Aktau was chosen,” wrote Rosaviatsiya press secretary Artem Korenyako.
Flight J2 8243 from Baku to Grozny of Azerbaijan Airlines was supposed to arrive at 8:20 Moscow time, as indicated in the arrival schedule on the website of the Chechen airport. According to the Flightradar24 portal, the flight was operated by an Embraer E190AR aircraft. The manufacturer's website states that this aircraft can accommodate about 100 passengers.
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