Close relatives of those injured in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) plane near Aktau are heading to Kazakhstan, Day.Az reports with reference to the Azerbaijani Ministry of Health.
“In the Republic of Kazakhstan, treatment continues for three of our compatriots who were injured as a result of a plane crash of a passenger plane belonging to Azerbaijan Airlines, near the city of Aktau. In medical measures for the speedy recovery of the wounded, in addition to medical support, moral support is also very important. With this Both Azerbaijani doctors and close relatives of the wounded are being sent to Kazakhstan,” the department said in a statement.
As the ministry said, medical personnel sent to Kazakhstan will ensure the coordinated organization of treatment activities among medical specialists of the two countries.
“At the same time, the relatives of the wounded will, by their presence, provide them with moral support for a speedy recovery and return to normal life. If the condition of the wounded is satisfactory and permissible for medical evacuation, they will be immediately taken to Baku,” the department said.
Let us recall that on December 25, an Embraer 190 passenger plane belonging to AZAL, flying along the Baku-Grozny route, crashed 3 kilometers from Aktau airport.
There were 67 people on board the plane (62 passengers and 5 crew members).
After the crash of a passenger plane, 27 people were admitted to the hospital. Of these, 15 people are citizens of the Azerbaijan Republic, 8 – of the Russian Federation, 3 – of the Kyrgyz Republic. The identity of one person has not yet been established.
Both crew pilots and a flight attendant were killed; two crew members survived.
On December 26, 14 victims and the bodies of four dead were delivered to Azerbaijan.