Kazakh Ministry confirms number of casualties in AZAL plane crash
The plane crash near Aktau has resulted in 38 confirmed fatalities, according to Marat Karabayev, Minister of Transportation of Kazakhstan.
“There were 67 people onboard – 62 passengers and 5 crew members. Unfortunately, 38 people died, and 29 survived,” Karabayev stated during a briefing in Aktau.
As reported by Azernews via Azertag, among the victims, 23 of the 37 Azerbaijani citizens onboard died, and 14 survived. All 3 passengers from Kyrgyzstan survived. Of the 16 Russian citizens, 7 died, and 9 survived. All 6 Kazakh citizens on the plane died.
The aircraft crew consisted of 5 members: 2 died, and 3 survived.
The Azerbaijan Airlines plane was operating a flight en route from Baku to Grozny when it crashed on Wednesday morning near Aktau.
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