ALMATY, Dec 26: The rescue services have completed the search at the site of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash near the Kazakh city of Aktau that killed a total of 38 people, the Kazakh government said on Thursday.
“Rescue services have completed the search. As a result of the plane crash, 29 people have been hospitalised and 38 have died. All the victims have undergone the necessary medical examinations. After stabilising their condition, the patients have been transferred to hospitals according to their needs and are receiving appropriate treatment,” the government said in a statement.
An Azerbaijan Airlines plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed on the morning of December 25 near the city of Aktau in western Kazakhstan. According to Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya), after the plane collided with birds, the captain decided to head for an alternate airfield in Aktau. The airline said there were 62 passengers and five crew members on board. (UNI)
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