38 killed, 29 survived out of 67 Azure plane crashes... "investigating cause"

A plane departing from Azerbaijan to Russia crashed in Kazakhstan, but in a rare case of a plane crash, nearly half of the passengers survived dramatically.

Authorities in Kazakhstan say the Azerbaijani airliner crashed near the western Aktau airport.

Videos of the plane's fuselage crashing into the ground and bursting into flames were posted on social media.

Kazakh authorities say 67 passengers and crew members were on board at the time of the accident, 38 of whom were killed.

It also said at least 29 people have survived dramatically so far and been admitted to nearby hospitals.

Local authorities reported a collision with an initial flock of birds and then withdrew it, and said they were still investigating various possibilities.