A major airplane accident occurred in Kazakhstan. An Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane crashed during landing. There were 67 people on board, including five crew members.
The plane was traveling from Baku, Azerbaijan to Chechnya, Russia. The government of Kazakhstan states that 42 people have died in the Azerbaijan plane crash, with 25 people surviving.
Several videos of this incident are going viral on social media, showing a massive fire engulfing the plane during landing, following which the entire aircraft starts burning. Multiple causes are being speculated for the crash.
Source: aajtak
Azerbaijan Airlines issued a statement on the entire incident, saying that the ill-fated plane was an Embraer 190 aircraft. Its number was J2-8243. This plane, en route from Baku to Grozny, had to make an emergency landing. It crashed three kilometers away from Akatu during the emergency landing.
What are the speculations regarding the crash?
Some reports suggest the incident occurred due to possible technical malfunction. It is being said the plane was landing due to dense fog. Some reports indicate a bird strike as a potential cause. However, the real reasons are being investigated. Survivors of the incident were taken to nearby hospitals.
