An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board crashed in central Iran earlier in the day during a flight from Tehran to the city of Yasuj in the southwest of the country, Iranian media reported.
The aircraft of the ATR, managed by the Iranian company Aseman Airlines, crashed in a mountainous area near the city of Semirom, reported the ISNA news agency quoting the emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi.
The governor of the Semirom said that the rescue helicopters were not able to land at the crash site due to heavy fog and the emergency workers were trying to reach the area by land, the agency said. official Mehr.
It's a few minutes ago that all the 66 are considered dead, state television cited the report of the airline's spokesman.