The Fokker 100 aircraft crashed shortly after takeoff.
A Bek Air plane with 93 passengers and five crew members on board crashed near the city of Almaty in Kazakhstan on Friday shortly after taking off, killing at least 15 people, authorities in the Central Asian country said.
“The plane was flying with a tilt. Everything was like in a movie: screaming, shouting, people crying,” she said.reporter travelling to the airport soon after the crash said there was thick fog in the area. Kazakh carrier Bek Air, which operates a fleet of Fokker 100 jets, could not be immediately reached for comment.newspaper the plane started shaking while gaining altitude about two minutes after takeoff.
At least 15 people were killed, and 66 were taken to hospital, including some in grave condition, municipal authorities said.Reuters
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