A passenger plane carrying 67 people from Azerbaijan to southern Russia crashed near the Kazakh city of Aktau on Wednesday, local authorities said.
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations said its teams found the aircraft on fire upon arrival at the scene.
“Rescue units began extinguishing the fire. Currently, information about the victims is being clarified, and according to preliminary information, there are survivors,” the ministry said.
There were 62 passengers and 5 crew members on board, Kazakhstan’s transport ministry said in a preliminary report.
Azerbaijan Airlines said flight J2-8243 – using an Embraer 190 aircraft from the Azerbaijani capital Baku to Grozny in the Russian region of Chechnya – made an emergency landing approximately 3 kilometers (1.8 miles) from Aktau.
“Additional information regarding the incident will be provided to the public,” the airline said on its Facebook page.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
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