Emergencies Ministry says 25 people hospitalized after plane crash in Aktau

As a result of the crash of a passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines in Aktau, 25 people were taken to hospitals. This was reported to "Izvestia" on Wednesday, December 25, in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic.

The airline said in a statement that there were no children among the passengers of the plane.

"There were 62 passengers on board, five crew members, a total of 67 people. According to information, there were no children among the passengers, information about the injured will be provided soon. According to the available information, there are survivors who are being provided with primary medical and sanitary care. Contacts are carried out with the Kazakh side, and at the scene of the accident the necessary operational support from the emergency and rescue structures of Kazakhstan," - quotes the statement "RIA Novosti".

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Thedowning of the plane in Kazakhstan occurred earlier in the day. Before the crash, the board gave an emergency signal. At the scene are 52 specialists and 11 units of equipment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan, they began to extinguish the fire. In the command center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations formed an operational headquarters. The preliminary cause of the crash of the aircraft was its collision with a flock of birds. According to the Ministry of Transport of the Republic, 16 Russian citizens were on board.