China News Service, Nur Sultan, March 14 (Reporter Zhang Shuo Wen Longjie) A military An-26 aircraft in Kazakhstan crashed near Almaty Airport on the 13th.
After the accident, Kazakhstan's first President Nazarbayev and current President Tokayev respectively delivered speeches to express condolences to the victims in the crash.
Tokayev expressed condolences to the family and friends of the wrecked person on social platforms and wished the injured a speedy recovery.
Tokayev also emphasized that the cause of the crash should be found as soon as possible.
Up to now, the accident has caused 4 deaths and 2 wounded are receiving treatment in the hospital.
According to the doctor, the two are still in critical condition.
According to a report from TASS News Agency on the 14th, the National Security Council of Kazakhstan is investigating the cause of the crash.
According to preliminary analysis by experts, the cause of the plane crash may be caused by weather, technical failures and human factors.
Up to now, flight delays caused by the crash at Almaty Airport have returned to normal.
On the afternoon of the 13th local time, after the military aircraft lost contact with the tower, it entered the airport area in heavy fog and began an emergency landing.
According to witnesses outside the airport, the plane exploded and caught fire several times during the forced landing, and eventually crashed near the airport. There were 6 people on board at the time.
After the accident, a total of 10 ambulances, 45 rescuers, and 15 fire trucks rushed to the scene to participate in the rescue.
According to the satellite news agency, the military aircraft is attached to the border defense bureau of the Kazakh National Security Council and performs a flight mission from Nur-Sultan to Almaty.
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