An Azerbaijan Airlines plane has crashed in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, with Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry stating that 42 people are feared dead.
In a statement released on Telegram on Wednesday, the ministry reported that the aircraft had 67 people on board, including five crew members. Preliminary assessments indicate that 25 passengers survived the crash, with 22 of them hospitalised.
Azerbaijan Airlines confirmed that the Embraer 190 jet made an emergency landing at Aktau airport.
