RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Iran - Vehicle Accident

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-01-24, 06:02:09 [UTC] Ref.no.: VI-20100124-24680-IRN Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-01-24 at 09:34:58 [UTC] Event: Vehicle Accident Location: Iran Governorate of Ostan-e Khorasan-e Razavi Mashhad airport Mashhad Number of Injured: 46 person(s) Situation: An Iranian passenger plane caught fire on Sunday when it was landing in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, injuring at least 46 people on board, the semi-official Fars news agency reported. "The (Russian-built) Tupolev 154 plane belonging to Taban Airline went off the runaway upon landing and about one third of its rear end broke away," said Avad Erfanian, head of disaster management of Khorasan Razavi province of which Mashhad is the capital. "There were 157 passengers and 13 crew members on board," he said, "the accident caused no death and most of the injured passengers are in good condition." The wounded have been transferred to three hospitals in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, he added. Local English-language Press TV said that the plane had departed from Iran's southeastern city of Abandan and its fuselage, one of the wings and the tail section has burned in the fire. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu