Bodies of 38 dead found at the site of airplane crash in Aktau

38 bodies have been found at the crash site of a passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) in Aktau. About it on Thursday, December 26, reported Telegram-channel 112 KZ.

"According to the clarified data, 38 bodies of the victims were found, which were delivered to the center of forensic medicine, among them six citizens of Kazakhstan and three crew members. The bodies of seven people have been identified," the message reads.

It is specified that a round-the-clock duty was organized at the scene of the accident.

Over the elimination of the consequences are working 306 people, 101 units of equipment, two aircraft and six canine units.

Tragedy in Aktau: Baku-Grozny passenger plane crashed

A fire started at the scene and there are survivors

A passenger plane of AZAL Airlines, headed on the route Baku - Grozny, crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on December 25. After the crash, the plane caught fire. Preliminary, the cause of the fall of the airplane could be a collision with a flock of birds. After the crash, a criminal case was initiated.

On board, according to the list of AZAL, there were 62 passengers and five crew members. According to the latest data, seven Russians were killed, nine survived and hospitalized. Kazakhstan's Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev came to the victims of the plane crash. AZAL suspended flights from Baku to Grozny and Makhachkala until the investigation is completed.