Turkish cargo plane from Hong Kong crashes into Kyrgyzstan Homes Cost at least 32 Lives (Update)

A Turkish cargo plane from Hong Kong has crashed in Kyrgyzstan, killing at least 32 people, most of them on the ground, say officials.

The Boeing 747 crashed into homes near Manas airport, about 25km (15 miles) north of the capital, Bishkek, the Kyrgyz government said.

At least 15 buildings were destroyed and a number of children are reported to have been among those killed.

Flight TK6491 was making a stopover in Manas en route to Istanbul in Turkey.

Image captionOfficials have said the cause of the crash is not yet clear

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Turkish Cargo Plane Crashes Near Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Turkish cargo plane Boeing 747 flight 6491 has crashed in Chui region, Kyrgyzstan on January 16 morning, the Ministry of Emergencies confirmed to AKIpress.

The plane crashed 7:31 am Bishkek time (GMT+6)  in the village of Dacha-Suu, Sokuluk district near the Manas International Airport. The plane was arriving from Hong Kong.

As of 9 AM, at least 15 local people were killed, deputy chief doctor of the Bishkek ambulance station Yegor Borisov confirmed to AKIpress. 9 of the local victims are adults and 6 are children, Borisov said. One of the pilots was also confirmed dead.

6 other people were injured, he said.

Deputy Prime Muhametkalyi Abulgaziyev, Minister of Emergencies Kubatbek Boronov, Minister of Transport Jamshitbek Kalilov are heading to the scene.

The plane belonged to the Turkish Airlines company.