Sofia Ferreira Santos & Konul Khalilova
BBC News

Dozens of people have died after a passenger plane crashed with 69 people on board in Kazakhstan, local officials say.

 

Kazakh authorities said 38 people were killed in the crash, while the remainder survived.

 

Azerbaijan Airlines flight J2-8243 caught fire as it attempted to make an emergency landing near the Kazakh city of Aktau.

 

The plane was en route to Grozny in Russia but it was diverted due to fog, the airline told the BBC.

 

Footage shows the aircraft heading towards the ground at high speed with its landing gear down, before bursting into flames as it lands.

 

Full story: BBC 

-- 2024-12-26

 

 

Looks like the ones in the front of the plane were probably the ones that perished. The pilots were trying their best and at least saved a few lives. 

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