TEHRAN (ISNA)-Deadly plane crash in
northwestern Iran pushed death toll to 77 and left
some 26 others injured.
The Head of crisis management organization of
Iranian Ministry of Road and Transportation
Ahmad Majidi said, "105 people including 94
passengers and 11 crew members were on board
at the time of the incident."
The aircraft was heading from capital Tehran to
northwestern city of Orumiyeh.
"26 wounded individuals are hospitalized in
Orumiyeh, one of them in critical condition,"
Majidi told ISNA adding an individual has went
missing in the accident.
Iranian Deputy Minister of Road and
Transportation confirmed the plane was wrecked
and said, "the pilot intended to return to Tehran
after bad weather had made it impossible for him
pilot to land."
He also said, "pilot was dead after the crash."
The pilot reported to lack enough sight to land at
the airport was made to bring down the plane in
farmland where the accident occurred.
"3 crew members are alive," he said adding, "the
black box has not been found, off course a device
was found by local people and rescue teams and
delivered to West Azerbaijan province's
gubernatorial officials."
He stressed it is still unclear whether the device is
black box or not.
The dead include 12 women and 42 men, but the
identities of other 23 people have not been found
yet.
He added the injured include18 men and 9
women.
The Boeing 727 operated by Iran's national airline
crashed at 19:45 pm local time on Sunday.
Source: http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1691496&Lang=E
northwestern Iran pushed death toll to 77 and left
some 26 others injured.
The Head of crisis management organization of
Iranian Ministry of Road and Transportation
Ahmad Majidi said, "105 people including 94
passengers and 11 crew members were on board
at the time of the incident."
The aircraft was heading from capital Tehran to
northwestern city of Orumiyeh.
"26 wounded individuals are hospitalized in
Orumiyeh, one of them in critical condition,"
Majidi told ISNA adding an individual has went
missing in the accident.
Iranian Deputy Minister of Road and
Transportation confirmed the plane was wrecked
and said, "the pilot intended to return to Tehran
after bad weather had made it impossible for him
pilot to land."
He also said, "pilot was dead after the crash."
The pilot reported to lack enough sight to land at
the airport was made to bring down the plane in
farmland where the accident occurred.
"3 crew members are alive," he said adding, "the
black box has not been found, off course a device
was found by local people and rescue teams and
delivered to West Azerbaijan province's
gubernatorial officials."
He stressed it is still unclear whether the device is
black box or not.
The dead include 12 women and 42 men, but the
identities of other 23 people have not been found
yet.
He added the injured include18 men and 9
women.
The Boeing 727 operated by Iran's national airline
crashed at 19:45 pm local time on Sunday.
Source: http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1691496&Lang=E
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