TEHRAN (Iran News) – A Ukrainian Boeing 737, passenger plane with at least 170 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off from the international airport south of the Iranian capital Tehran. Ali Khashani, a senior public relations official at the Imam Khomeini International Airport, said the Boeing 737 operated by the Ukrainian International Airlines […]
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A Ukrainian Boeing 737, passenger plane with at least 170 people on board has crashed shortly after take-off from the international airport south of the Iranian capital Tehran.
Ali Khashani, a senior public relations official at the Imam Khomeini International Airport, said the Boeing 737 operated by the Ukrainian International Airlines (UIA) — which was bound for Kyiv — went down early Wednesday in the vicinity of Parand, a city in Robat Karim County, Tehran Province.
He said the crash was likely due to technical difficulties.
Rescue teams have been sent to the site of the crash, said Reza Jafarzadeh, a spokesman for Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization, saying there were 170 passengers aboard.
Pir Hossein Koulivand, head of Iran’s emergency services, also said: “the plane is on fire but we have sent crews … and we may be able to save some passengers.”
- source : Tasnim, Irannews
