Birds hit the engine, then the oxygen tank burst… 42 people dead so far in Azerbaijan plane crash – Azerbaijan plane crash 42 dead so far Birds hit the engine then oxygen tank burst ntc
A major plane accident occurred in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. Here the passenger plane of Azerbaijan Airlines crashed while landing. The Embraer E190AR aircraft of Azerbaijan Airlines was going from Baku to Chechnya, Russia. There were 67 people on board the plane, out of which 42 died. 25 people managed to survive in this incident.
According to local officials and video obtained from the scene, many people were saved by the promptness of first responders in the plane crash that occurred near the city of Aktau in Kazakhstan on the Caspian Sea coast.
Local media has released footage showing survivors from the scene. A woman appears to be in a state of shock and has no major injuries. She was pulled out of the plane’s hull and is seen screaming in pain. The clip also shows a man who was limping while walking, but he did not appear to have any other injuries. Another blurry video from the scene showed the bodies of passengers killed in the crash.
Accident caused by bird collision?
Immediately after the accident, some people were seen coming out of the plane which was divided into two pieces in injured condition. The terror of the accident was clearly visible on his face. The fire and rescue team took charge and extinguished the fire in the plane. The injured were taken to the hospital by ambulance.
Citing preliminary investigation, local officials said that the accident occurred due to bird collision. News outlet Orda quoted witnesses as saying that the birds hit one of the plane’s engines, causing the oxygen cylinder to burst. Many passengers became unconscious even before the plane crashed.
Many videos of plane crash surfaced
Many videos of plane crashes have surfaced. In a video this plane is seen waving in the air. Its height decreases rapidly. Within a few seconds it hits the ground and a massive fire breaks out.
Another video has surfaced, in which the fire in the plane is extinguished after hitting the ground. During this time, while some passengers are seen coming out of the plane, the rescue team is seen rescuing other passengers trapped in the plane. These passengers are in panic and those who are injured appear to be in pain.
In the third video, the plane is seen trying to reach altitude once before crashing. But his efforts fail and his trend goes downwards. And then from here it comes towards the ground where after colliding it catches fire. It is also being said that the plane also faced the problem of GPS jamming.
