TEHRAN, IRAN — A Ukrainian passenger plane crashed in Iran shortly after takeoff on Wednesday, allegedly due to technical issues.<br /><br />According to FlightRadar24, Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 took off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport at 6:12 a.m. on Wednesday. It was bound for Kiev.<br /><br />Al Jazeera reports that the Boeing 737-800 jet had been carrying 176 passengers and crew members.<br /><br />According to Iranian State TV, the aircraft is suspected to have experienced mechanical issues, and stopped sending flight data just minutes after takeoff.<br /><br />The plane crashed in a field in between the cities of Parand and Shariar. All 176 passengers on board were killed.<br /><br />An Iranian emergency official told state TV that emergency crews were trying to collect the bodies, which lay among shattered parts of the aircraft.<br /><br />The Associated Press reports that according to a civil aviation spokesman, an investigation team has also been dispatched to the crash site.
