Tehran: All 66 people on board died when an Iranian passenger plane of Aseman crashed in central Iran on Sunday.
The ill-fated plane was on its way from Tehran to the city of Yasuj, when it crashed in a mountainous area near the town of Semirom, Iranian news agency ISNA quoted Mojtaba Khaledi, emergency services spokesperson, as saying.
The Iranian Red Crescent said it had deployed to the area, which was quite foggy at the time of the crash.
The flight was carrying 60 passengers and six crew members.
Aseman Airlines is a semi-private air carrier headquartered in Tehran that specializes in flights to remote airfields across the country and also flies internationally.
The ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop, is used for short-distance regional flying. Authorities said they would be investigating the crash.