Passenger Airplane with 100 on Board Crashes in Kazakhstan

The crash occurred near the Kazakh city of Almaty. The city airport said in a Facebook post some people have survived the accident.

A plane belonging to Bek Air company with 100 people aboard has crashed near the city of Almaty, Kazakhstan, the city airport reported on Friday.

The Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure reports about at least seven people killed in the incident.

According to the Ministry, the aircraft lost altitude after take-off and crashed into a two-story building in residential area.

There were 95 passengers and 5 crew members on board. The plane was travelling from Almaty to the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan but got disappeared from radars.

There is no fire at the scene. The rescue operation is now underway. The government commission has headed to the scene to determine the cause of the accident.