Watch video: Azerbaijan airlines’ passenger aircraft leans forward before landing to…; 42 killed according to Kazakhstan govt

A passenger aircraft of Azerbaijan airlines crashed while landing near Aktau Airport in Kazakhstan. According to reports, the aircraft had 67 passengers, including five crew members on board. The plane was travelling from Azerbaijan to southern Russia, Grozny. 

Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Emergency Situations stated that 42 people have lost their lives while the rest 25 were fortunate to survive the incident. The teams of rescue operations doused the flame as it was engulfed in it after reaching the crash site. 

A video of the incident went viral on social media.

Russian news agency TASS reported that the plane flying from Baku, which crashed in Kazakhstan, was first diverted to Makhachkala and then to Aktau due to fog in Grozny.

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“This was a routine flight initially scheduled to arrive in Grozny. However, due to fog, it was redirected to Makhachkala and then, apparently, to Aktau,” Chechen capital’s airport press service told TASS.

Azerbaijan Airlines in a post on X wrote, “The Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines, flight numbered J2-8243 on the Baku-Grozny route, made an emergency landing approximately 3 kilometers near the city of Aktau.”

“Additional information regarding the incident will be provided to the public,” the post added.