27 Survivors of the Azerbaijani Plane Crash in Kazakhstan

Twenty-seven people survived the crash of an Azerbaijani airline plane on Wednesday in western Kazakhstan while carrying 67 passengers, according to regional medical authorities, as reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP).

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In a statement, the local medical administration of Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Health said: “At present, 14 injured individuals have been transferred to the regional hospital,” noting that five of them are in intensive care.

The Azerbaijani plane, an Embraer 190, crashed during a flight from Baku to Grozny, the capital of Chechnya. Onboard were 67 passengers, including 37 Azerbaijani citizens, 16 Russians, 6 Kazakhs, and 3 Kyrgyz nationals.

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The Azerbaijani airline stated that the aircraft had carried out an “emergency landing”.

Russian news agencies reported that the plane diverted its route due to fog in Grozny.
The Russian news agency Interfax added that Kazakh authorities had begun investigating several possible scenarios for the incident, including a technical malfunction.

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