A passenger plane crashed in
Tehran on Sunday, killing all 48 people on
board, official news agencies in Iran reported.
The Antonov-140 propeller plane went down
shortly after leaving the runway at Mehrabad
International Airport after an engine failed, FARS
semiofficial news agency reported.
The crash also injured people on the ground,
including employees at a glass factory, FARS
said.
Some of the injured suffered severe burns,
Tasnimnews reported.
A witness told FARS that the tail of the plane fell
from the sky first, while the front of the plane
crashed farther away.
Sepahan Airlines Flight 5915 was carrying 40
passengers and a crew of eight when it went
down, according to official news reports.
Rescue workers were still working Sunday
afternoon to remove bodies from the wreckage,
Tasnimnews said.

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