14 killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
14 killed as passenger plane crashes in Kazakhstan
10:20 AM, December 27, 2019
LAST MODIFIED: 11:21 AM, December 27, 2019
Reuters, Almaty :
A Bek Air plane with ninety five passengers and 5 crew individuals on board crashed near the metropolis of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday quickly after commencing, killing at the least 14 humans, authorities within the Central Asian country stated.
The Fokker one hundred plane was heading for the capital, Nur-Sultan, and "misplaced altitude at some stage in takeoff and broke via a concrete fence" earlier than hitting a two-storey building, Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Committee stated in a statement. At least 14 humans were killed, and 22 had been hospitalised in grave condition, the Almaty mayor's office said. The aircraft turned into setting out earlier than dawn. A Reuters reporter travelling to the airport said there was thick fog within the vicinity on the time.
The crash web page in Almerek village - simply beyond the stop of the runway - has been cordoned off. Photographs from the site published with the aid of media showed the aircraft torn into two parts subsequent to a house half-demolished via the impact.
Kazakh carrier Bek Air, which operates a fleet of Fokker a hundred jets, couldn't be right now reached for comment. Authorities have not recommended any feasible purpose of the accident. The aviation committee said it become suspending all flights of that form of plane pending an investigation. "Those responsible will face tough punishment according with the law," Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tweeted, expressing condolences to the victims and their families.
10:20 AM, December 27, 2019
LAST MODIFIED: 11:21 AM, December 27, 2019
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| Emergency and security employees are visible at the website online of a plane crash close to Almaty, Kazakhstan, December 27, 2019. REUTERS |
Reuters, Almaty :
A Bek Air plane with ninety five passengers and 5 crew individuals on board crashed near the metropolis of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday quickly after commencing, killing at the least 14 humans, authorities within the Central Asian country stated.
The Fokker one hundred plane was heading for the capital, Nur-Sultan, and "misplaced altitude at some stage in takeoff and broke via a concrete fence" earlier than hitting a two-storey building, Kazakhstan's Civil Aviation Committee stated in a statement. At least 14 humans were killed, and 22 had been hospitalised in grave condition, the Almaty mayor's office said. The aircraft turned into setting out earlier than dawn. A Reuters reporter travelling to the airport said there was thick fog within the vicinity on the time.
The crash web page in Almerek village - simply beyond the stop of the runway - has been cordoned off. Photographs from the site published with the aid of media showed the aircraft torn into two parts subsequent to a house half-demolished via the impact.
Kazakh carrier Bek Air, which operates a fleet of Fokker a hundred jets, couldn't be right now reached for comment. Authorities have not recommended any feasible purpose of the accident. The aviation committee said it become suspending all flights of that form of plane pending an investigation. "Those responsible will face tough punishment according with the law," Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev tweeted, expressing condolences to the victims and their families.
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