Azerbaijan Airlines Plane Crashes Near Kazakhstan’s Aktau, 12 Survivors Reported
An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing many of the 67 passengers and five crew members on board.
Aktau, Kazakhstan: An Azerbaijan Airlines Embraer 190 passenger plane crashed near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, killing many of the 67 passengers and five crew members on board. Authorities confirmed 12 survivors who were rushed to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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The flight, operating as J2-8243, was en route from Baku, Azerbaijan, to Grozny, the capital of Russia's Chechnya. Due to dense fog in Grozny, the plane was rerouted and forced to make an emergency landing approximately 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Aktau.
Unverified video footage of the crash showed the aircraft bursting into flames on impact, with thick black smoke rising into the sky. Emergency services extinguished the fire soon after, according to Kazakhstan’s emergencies ministry.
Investigations have been launched to determine the cause of the crash, with authorities considering technical issues as a potential factor, according to Russia’s Interfax news agency.
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