29 people hospitalized after plane crash in Aktau

As a result of the plane crash in Aktau 29 people were hospitalized, including nine Russian citizens. This was reported in the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan on Wednesday, December 25.

"As a result of the accident hospitalized 29 people, including three children. Of them: 15 citizens of Azerbaijan, nine citizens of Russia, two citizens of Kyrgyzstan, and the citizenship of three people is specified," - stated in the message of the Department in Telegram-channel.

It is specified that a local emergency regime has been introduced. 482 people, 97 units of equipment, two aircraft and 10 canine units are working to eliminate the consequences.

The hotline after the crash received 571 messages.

Tragedy in Aktau: Baku-Grozny passenger plane crashed

A fire started at the scene and there are survivors

Earlier in the day, the Russian Embassy in the Republic reported that 10 Russians survived the crash and they were all hospitalized. The Ministry of Transport of Kazakhstan noted that 16 Russians were on the plane. The passenger list of AZAL includes 62 people, 32 survivors in total. The Russian Emergencies Ministry's special airplane will deliver to Moscow the Russians, injured in the crash, on the orders of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

An Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) passenger plane traveling between Baku and Grozny crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau earlier in the day. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing at the city's airport, but the plane went down and caught fire. Preliminarily, the cause of the fall of the airplane could have been a collision with a flock of birds.

A criminal case was opened under the article "Violation of safety rules in the operation of a vehicle, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence". Search and rescue operations continue at the scene of the tragedy. Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) after the crash suspended flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala until the investigation is completed. Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev declared December 26 a day of mourning in the republic for the victims of the plane crash.