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On Wednesday, December 25, a plane flying from Baku to Grozny crashed at the airport in Aktau in Kazakhstan.

The crashed plane belongs to Azerbaijan Airlines.

There were 67 passengers and five crew members on board.

According to preliminary data, 27 passengers managed to survive. They were hospitalized at the Mangistau regional hospital in Aktau.

Among the victims are three children.

There are 14 ambulance crews at the scene of the tragedy.

According to Azerbaijani media, the cause of the disaster could have been a collision with birds. Thus, the crashed Embraer 190 aircraft sent an emergency signal due to a collision with a flock of birds and a violation of the steering control.

It is noted that the plane was unable to land in Grozny due to thick fog. After that, he headed to Makhachkala, and then to Aktau, where the accident occurred. Before the crash, the plane made several circles around the airport.

Earlier today, Cursor wrote that a passenger on a Thai Airways flight from Taiwan to Bangkok tried to open the plane door during the flight, video.

We also reported that an emergency occurred with a Swiss passenger plane. The plane was heading from Bucharest to Zurich, but was stopped by the crew due to a technical problem.

In addition, the plane recently flooded with toilet water during a flight. The video shows passengers raising their feet in confusion and trying to protect their belongings from the water.