Plane crashes in Iran, killing 40.
The aircraft, an Iranian-made Antonov 140, crashed at 9:18 am (local time) this Sunday, minutes after taking off from Meharabad Airport, southeast of Tehran; the plane belonged to an Iranian company and was flying between Tehran and Tabas, in the east of the country; 10 occupants survived the crash.
From the Lusa News Agency
Iranian authorities have reduced the death toll from 48 to 40 in the plane crash on Sunday morning (10), in the capital Tehran, after confirming that eight passengers survived, according to official airport sources.
An airport spokesperson quoted by a news agency indicated that, of the 40 passengers and eight crew members traveling aboard the aircraft, 38 died at the scene and ten survived, two of whom later died in the hospital. Of the eight survivors, five are members of the same family, including a child, according to a local news agency. Two are in serious condition. All the dead are Iranian, according to diplomatic sources in Tehran.
The aircraft, an Iranian-made Antonov 140, crashed at 9:18 a.m. (local time), minutes after taking off from Meharabad Airport, southeast of Tehran. The plane belonged to an Iranian company and was flying between Tehran and Tabas, in eastern Iran.