Ukrainian plane carrying 170 passengers crashes in Iran, no survivors

A Ukrainian plane that crashed Wednesday shortly after take-off in Tehran was carrying 170 passengers, Iran’s semi-official ISNA news agency reported.

The Boeing 737 had left Tehran’s international airport bound for Kiev, the agency said, adding that ten ambulances were sent to the crash site. 

The Iran Red Crescent noted that there was no chance of finding survivors of the plane crash, saying:

“Obviously it is impossible that passengers on flight PS-752 are alive.”

What we know about the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran

Initial reports indicate that the Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 – listed on air traffic control records as flight PS-752 – departed from Imam Khomeini International Airport in Tehran at 06:14, local time. The plane reached an altitude of 7 925 feet. That was the last bit of data recorded.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are already underway.

This is a developing story – more details to follow