A Boeing 737 plane with 176 passengers and crew on board crashed after takeoff from Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday local time.
All of those on board have died, according to Iran’s state-run TV, citing airport officials.
The plane crashed two minutes after takeoff, right outside Tehran
The Ukraine International Airlines Boeing 737 crashed shortly after takeoff from Imam Khomeini International Airport in the Iranian capital Tehran
The crash site lies between the cities of Parand and Shahriar, according to the head of Iran’s Emergency Medical Services.
Flight radar data suggests the plane crashed two minutes after taking off, according to flight-tracking service FlightRadar24. The plane had been in service for three and a half years, and was last spotted on radar at 7,925 feet (2,415.54 meters).
Emergency crews at the scene of the crash in Iran on Wednesday.
Early reports suggest that it had nothing to do with the hostility between the US and Iran. It may h\ave been due to a technical fault.
