Footage from the hospital with the victims of the plane crash in Aktau has emerged

Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kanat Bozumbayev came to the victims of the crash of the plane Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) in Aktau. December 25 "Izvestia" publishes frames.

At the hospital, Deputy Prime Minister inquired about the condition of the injured passengers and promised to provide them with all necessary medicines.

There are 29 victims of the passenger plane crash in Aktau medical center, the condition of 11 of them is assessed as serious, Bozumbayev said.

"Of the 29 people, 11 are heavy, among them there are stably heavy. One woman is very heavy, in intensive care," he reported.

Tragedy in Aktau: Baku-Grozny passenger plane crashed

A fire started at the scene and there are survivors

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

The passenger list of AZAL lists 62 passengers and five crew members, 32 survivors in total, the Prosecutor General's Office of Azerbaijan said. According to the latest data, nine Russians were hospitalized. The Russian Emergencies Ministry's special airplane will deliver the Russian citizens injured in the crash to Moscow on the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

A criminal case was opened under the article "Violation of safety rules in the operation of vehicles, resulting in the death of two or more persons by negligence". Search and rescue operations continue at the site of the tragedy. Azerbaijan Airlines has 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.