Criminal case opened after airplane crash in Aktau

A criminal case has been opened over the crash of a passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines in Aktau. About it on Wednesday, December 25, reports edition Tengrinews.kz with reference to the Department of police on transport.

"At present, employees of the Department of police on transport initiated a pre-trial investigation under the article "Violation of safety rules in the operation of a vehicle, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence," - stated in the message.

President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Tokayev instructed to create a state commission in connection with the airplane crash. He also instructed to send doctors from Astana to the scene and provide the victims with all the necessary assistance, local agency Kazinform reports .

According to the health department of Mangistau region, 26 victims were taken to the regional hospital, seven of them in serious condition. Two children - 11 and 16 years old - were also hospitalized in the children's hospital. At the scene of the accident stated the death of four people, notes "Interfax".

Tragedy in Aktau: Baku-Grozny passenger plane crashed

A fire started at the scene and there are survivors

Thefall of the airplane 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.