Plane crash in Aktau: Government сommission begins work at crash site

Tengrinews.kz - Government commission headed by Deputy Prime Minister Kanat Bozumbayev begins work at crash site, according to "Kazinform" International News Agency.

As noted in the publication, the commission arrived in Aktau and is heading to the site of the emergency. After that, Kanat Bozumbayev will visit the victims in the hospital, meet with foreign colleagues, and also hold a meeting of the headquarters.

All services - emergency situations, forensic experts, prosecutors are working in emergency mode.

The first reports that the plane flying from Baku to Grozny requested an emergency landing in Aktau appeared at 11:20 A.M.

According to the press service of the Grozny airport, the reason for the change in route was thick fog. The plane was first redirected to Makhachkala, and then to Aktau.

According to media reports, the cause of the crash was a bird strike.

Moreover, a video from the cabin of the Azerbaijan Airlines passenger plane shortly before the crash in Aktau has appeared online.