Special Aircraft From Azerbaijan's Ministry Of Emergency Situations Takes Off From Aktau To Baku (PHOTO)
Date
12/26/2024 10:09:33 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 26. A special plane
from Azerbaijan's Ministry of Emergency Situations, carrying
citizens injured in the crash of an Azerbaijan airlines passenger
plane, has departed for Baku, Trend reports.
According to the source, the citizens were seen off by Deputy
Akim of the Mangystau Region of Kazakhstan Tilegen Abishev and
Mayor of Aktau Abilkair Baipakov.
Further details will be provided later.
The tragedy occurred on December 25, when an Embraer 190 plane
operated by AZAL, en route from Baku to Grozny, crashed just 3
kilometers from Aktau Airport.
The Embraer 190 was carrying 67 people, including 62 passengers
and five crew members.
In the aftermath of the crash, 27 people were hospitalized.
Among them, 15 are citizens of Azerbaijan, eight are from Russia,
and three are from Kyrgyzstan. The identity of one individual
remains unknown.
Of those hospitalized, 11 are being treated in intensive care,
13 in the trauma ward, two in the neurosurgery ward, and one in the
surgical ward. They are under the care of experienced doctors from
Kazakhstan, as well as specialists sent from Azerbaijan and Russia.
All patients have received prompt and specialized medical and
psychological support.
The crash claimed the lives of both pilots and a flight
attendant. Two other crew members survived.
December 26 has been declared a day of mourning in
Azerbaijan.
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