A passenger flight of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed in Aktau in Kazakhstan,on Wednesday (25/12) morning.
According to the local authorities the plane was traveling from Baku to Grozny when it crashed near the city of Aktau. The plane was carrying 62 passengers and five crew members.
So far, the number of dead and injured passengers has not been clarified. Αccording to preliminary data 25 people survived.
As for the causes of the accident according to the Azerbaijan Airlines, the aircraft collided with a flock of birds and lost its stability in the air and crashed. Another source reported that a bottle exploded inside the aircraft while it was in the air.
Azerbaycan Hava Yolları'na ait Bakü-Grozni seferini yapan yolcu uçağı Kazakistan'ın Aktau kentinde düştü.
— 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 (@HamdiCelikbas) December 25, 2024
Grozni'deki sis nedeniyle uçak önce Mahaçkale'ye ardından Aktau'ya yönlendirildi.
Düşen uçakta 67 yolcu ve 5 mürettebatın bulunduğu belirtilirken, kazadan sağ kurtulanlar… pic.twitter.com/oMQLSHLNNp
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