An Antonov An-26 airplane, supposedly belonging to the Kazakh National Security Committee’s border service, has crashed during landing in Almaty International Airport with six people on board, the airport said on Saturday.
“Today, at around 5:20 p.m. [11:20 GMT], an An-26 flight from Nur Sultan to Almaty lost contact during landing in Almaty Airport. The alarm was raised immediately, and the airport’s emergency rescue services were dispatched to the scene. According to preliminary data, the plane crashed at the edge of the runway strip,” the airport said on Facebook.
The airport’s press service said that the plane belonged to the National Security Committee’s border service and had six people on board.
According to Almaty’s Health Department, two out of six people on board have survived the crash and were already hospitalised.
The Kazakh Ministry of Emergencies confirmed to Sputnik that the remaining four people died.
