66 people died on board the crashed Iranian plane

All 66 people aboard the crashed Aseman ATR 72 aircraft have died, reported . Tansim news agency

It is specified that there were 60 passengers on board, including one child, as well as six crew members.

The Russian embassy in Iran is checking whether there were Russians on board the crashed plane.

The plane was flying from Tehran to the city of Yasuj (the administrative center of the province of Kohgiluyeh and Boyerahmedna) in the southwest of the country. The plane disappeared from radar 50 minutes after takeoff and crashed in the mountains near the city of Semirom in the central Iranian province of Isfahan.

Rescuers went to the crash site, but the work is difficult due to the fact that the plane crashed in a mountainous area.