Heartbreaking videos have emerged on the internet after a Russia-bound Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Videos captured the Embraer E190 aircraft with 67 onboard nosediving and crashing in the Aktau region of Kazakhstan after taking off from Baku.
🚨🇰🇿BREAKING: 25 SURVIVE PLANE CRASH IN KAZAKHSTAN
— InfoBites (@InfoBites0) December 25, 2024
Kazakhstan’s Emergencies Ministry confirms that 25 people survived the Azerbaijan Airlines crash near Aktau, including 22 hospitalized for treatment.
The Embraer E190 carried 67 passengers and crew, including citizens of… pic.twitter.com/8w3QU0H5nl
At least 25 passengers made it out alive, Kazakhstan's Emergency Ministry confirmed as a piece of the fuselage remained intact after the crash. Videos showed people dragging a passenger away from the debris of the crashed plane. Meanwhile, another survivor was seen limping away sans help while another woman cried in the horror of the incident.
The video showed another woman on the ground with no visible injuries as rescue personnel went from survivor to survivor offering help.
🚨🇰🇿BREAKING: FLIGHT J2-8243 IDENTIFIED AS CRASH INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) December 25, 2024
On a foggy Christmas morning, Azerbaijan Airlines Flight J2-8243 departed Baku, Azerbaijan, bound for Grozny, Russia—a short 1.5-hour journey.
Mid-flight, somewhere over the Caspian Sea, the aircraft… https://t.co/B3XMFOMUM9 pic.twitter.com/RyLhhaxyWh
According to Azerbaijan Airlines, the Embraer 190 aircraft, with flight number J2-8243, was forced to make an emergency landing approximately 3 km from the Kazakh city of Aktau. Meanwhile, Russia's aviation watchdog said in a statement that preliminary information suggested the pilot had decided to make an emergency landing after a bird strike.
Unconfirmed reports said there were three minors among the survivors as the plane included 37 Azerbaijan nationals, 16 Russians, six from Kazakhstan and three from Kyrgyzstan. Four bodies have been recovered so far, latest reports said. They confirmed that a part of its fuselage ripped away from the wings and the rest of the aircraft following the crash. It was found lying upside down in the grass. The footage corresponded to the plane's colours and its registration number.
