72 Killed in Iran Plane Crash (January 9, 2011) : Tehran-Orumiyeh
As many as 72 people were killed and 33 people injured on Sunday (January 9, 2011) night, when Iran Air passenger jet flying from Tehran to Orumiyeh in the northwest of the country falls while trying to make an emergency landing in a snowy field, an official said.
The Boeing 727 aircraft, the total of 105 people, 93 passengers and 12 crew members, said inspectors corpse West Azerbaijan told the news agency Fars. "Bad weather in those locations to make rescue operations difficult," said the officer.
All crew members were killed, according to the Mehr news agency reported. "Fortunately, the reports said the plane did not explode and the accident may occur as the plane neared its destination and close to the ground," Mehr news agency said, quoting Iran's Chief Emergency Services Reza Masoomi.
At least 10 people hospitalized with severe injury condition, officials said emergency services official, Mojtaba Khaledi, as quoted by the Iranian Labor News Agency. According Khaledi, rescue teams were clearing the way to allow them to reach the site as well as 11 hospitals were alerted to receive the wounded victims. He added that this incident occurred at 19:45 local time.
The Boeing 727 aircraft, the total of 105 people, 93 passengers and 12 crew members, said inspectors corpse West Azerbaijan told the news agency Fars. "Bad weather in those locations to make rescue operations difficult," said the officer.
All crew members were killed, according to the Mehr news agency reported. "Fortunately, the reports said the plane did not explode and the accident may occur as the plane neared its destination and close to the ground," Mehr news agency said, quoting Iran's Chief Emergency Services Reza Masoomi.
At least 10 people hospitalized with severe injury condition, officials said emergency services official, Mojtaba Khaledi, as quoted by the Iranian Labor News Agency. According Khaledi, rescue teams were clearing the way to allow them to reach the site as well as 11 hospitals were alerted to receive the wounded victims. He added that this incident occurred at 19:45 local time.
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