BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. The necessary
measures have been taken to deliver the bodies of 4 out of 26
Azerbaijani citizens who tragically died in the air crash, and
arrangements for their burial have been made, the State Commission
established to investigate the causes of the crash near Aktau, said
during today’s meeting, Trend reports.
The meeting also discussed the plans for delivering the bodies
of the remaining 22 victims to Azerbaijan after the completion of
forensic examinations and other necessary procedures.
To note, the passenger plane Embraer 190 belonging to AZAL,
which was on the Baku-Grozny route, crashed 3 kilometers from Aktau
airport on December 25.
A total of 67 people (62 passengers and 5 crew members) were on
board the plane.
Following the crash of the passenger plane, 27 people were
admitted to the hospital. Of them, 15 people are citizens of the
Republic of Azerbaijan, 8 of the Russian Federation, and 3 of the
Kyrgyz Republic. The identity of one person has not yet been
established.
Both pilots of the crew as well as the flight attendant were
dead; two crew members survived.
On December 26, 14 victims and the bodies of four dead were
transported to Azerbaijan.
