Dozens feared dead after Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan

Azerbaijan Airlines said the plane made an emergency landing at an airport in Aktau (Alamy/PA)

Forty-two people are likely to have died in an Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash in the Kazakhstani city of Aktau, Kazakhstan’s emergency ministry has said.

The ministry confirmed in a statement on the Telegram messaging app that 67 people, including five crew, were on board the plane.