Arya News - An Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed at the Aktau airport in western Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry said on Wednesday.
"A plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed at the Aktau airport. Fifty-two personnel and 11 units of equipment of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Kazakhstan arrived in Aktau at the crash site. Upon arrival, the aircraft was found to be on fire. Rescue units began extinguishing the fire. Information about the victims is currently being clarified, preliminary reports indicate that there are survivors," the ministry said in a statement. Twenty-seven people have been taken to hospital after the plane crash in Aktau in Kazakhstan, including three children, the Kazakh Emergency Situations Ministry said on Wednesday."[A total of] 27 were taken to hospital, including three children," the ministry said.Here is what is known so far: ️There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board. There were 37 citizens of Azerbaijan, 16 citizens of Russia, six citizens of Kazakhstan and three citizens of Kyrgyzstan on board the plane that crashed in Aktau in Kazakhstan, the Kazakh Transport Ministry said.The Russian Embassy in Kazakhstan is in contact with the local authorities on the issue of providing assistance to the victims of the plane crash in Aktau, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.Russian diplomats working in Kazakhstan will monitor the situation and promptly inform on this issue, the spokeswoman added.The number of survivors in the plane crash may be 12 people, 10 victims were admitted to the city hospital, a RIA Novosti correspondent reported.