YEREVAN, JANUARY 16, ARMENPRESS. At least 32 people were killed in the Boeing cargo plane crash near the Bishkek airport, Kyrgyzstan’s Healthcare Ministry said, reports TASS.

“8 more people were hospitalized from the crash scene in a serious condition”, the Ministry said.

Currently the search operations are underway, thus, the information on the killed people may change”.

Earlier, the Ministry said the number of people killed may reach to 40.

The Boeing 747 cargo plane crashed near the Manas International Airport at 7.30 a.m. local time (05:30 Yerevan time) during the landing. Kyrgyzstan’s Transport Ministry said the plane was on the Hong Kong-Bishkek-Istanbul flight. The aircraft crashed at a dacha community, where people live permanently. Nearly 15 one-storey houses were destroyed. At least six children are among those dead.

According to Anadolu news agency, the plane was owned by Turkey’s MyCargo Airlines, also known as ACT Airlines.