DUBAI, 18 Feb 2018:
An Iranian passenger plane with 66 people on board crashed in central Iran today during a flight from Tehran to the city of Yasuj in southwestern Iran, Iranian media reported.
The plane crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom, the news agency ISNA quoted emergency services spokesman Mojtaba Khaledi as saying.
Bad weather reportedly prevented an emergency helicopter reaching the site. No survivors are expected.
State-run PressTV said 66 people were on board the Aseman flight.
– Reuters