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“According to preliminary data, four people died and two wounded were taken to the nearest hospital,” the Emergency Situations Ministry said in a statement.
Health officials also said that at least two crew members survived.
A Soviet-made twin-engine An-26 turboprop arriving from the capital Nursultan did not make it to the runway, airport authorities said. There were no passengers on the plane, only six crew members.
The connection with the plane was lost around 5 pm 20 minutes. local time (2:20 pm Lithuania), the airport reported and indicated that the plane crashed at the end of the runway.
The cause of the accident is not yet clear. The burning plane was extinguished around 6 pm, 10 ambulance teams, 45 rescuers and their team were working at the scene.
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