BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 27. Some of the victims of the airplane crash will be discharged home soon, Azerbaijani Health Minister Teymur Musayev told reporters, Trend reports.
He made this statement, commenting on the state of health of those injured in the AXIAL plane crash near Aktau, who were hospitalized at the Yeni clinic.
Musayev noted that preliminary examinations of the wounded, who were delivered to the homeland yesterday, have been completed, and currently their condition is assessed as satisfactory and stable.
“The vast majority of them will soon be discharged home in a healthy condition,” he added.
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.
“Black box” of the plane has already been found, and procedures are being carried out to analyze it under international aviation conventions. At the moment, an investigation into the causes of the crash is underway. Final conclusions will be made after all necessary investigations and data analysis are completed.
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