A devastating plane crash near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan has claimed the lives of 38 passengers and crew members, with 29 survivors receiving hospital treatment. The incident occurred on Wednesday, involving an Azerbaijan Airlines flight (J2-8243) that had strayed hundreds of miles off its scheduled route from Azerbaijan to Russia.
This video shows what happened in the minutes before the plane crash in Kazakhstan. The plane repeatedly went up and down before crashing. pic.twitter.com/dQ0H1c9R0R
— BNO News Live (@BNODesk) December 25, 2024
#ACTUALNEWS Embraer 190 passenger jet / Azerbaijan Airlines crashed this morning. 67 passengers were on board. 32 people survived – in the tail section of the plane.
Russian air defense most likely caused the crash, shrapnel damage is visible on all parts of the plane that… pic.twitter.com/M8v0wPU7wC
— Olga Nesterova (@onestpress) December 25, 2024