A plane crash in southern Iran has killed all 66 people on board, according to state TV. The flight was reportedly carrying 60 passengers, including one child, and six crew members when it crashed into the side of Mount Dena near the remote town of Semirom 620km (about 390 miles) south of the capital, Tehran. The ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, was on its way to the city of Yasuj in the country's south. Due to foggy conditions, rescue helicopters couldn't reach the crash site in the Zagros Mountains, state TV reported.
The Iranian Red Crescent has deployed to the area, but nobody has yet found the crash site, officials say. The carrier, Aseman Airlines, is a semi-private firm headquartered in Tehran that specialises in flights to remote airfields across the country. It also flies internationally.
The carrier has a fleet of 29 aircraft, including six ATR aircraft, according to FlightRadar24, a plane-tracking website. It is Iran's third-largest airline by fleet size, behind state carrier Iran Air and Mahan Air.
Under decades of international sanctions, Iran's commercial passenger aircraft fleet has aged, with air accidents occurring regularly in recent years.
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