2 passengers injured as Iranian plane goes off runway

At least two passengers were injured as an Iranian passenger plane went off runway while it was landing in the southern Mahshahr city airport on Monday, semi-official Iranian Student News Agency (ISNA) reported.

Ali Khodadadi, chief of Red Crescent Society of southwestern Khuzestan province, told ISNA that a man and a woman were hurt on their legs when the accident happened.

A footage by the ISNA showed that the plane blocked the width of Sarbandar-Mahshar highway after it went off the runway and was dragged out of the airport complex.

The passengers were jumping out of the front door of the plane which was stock in the middle of the highway, the footage showed.

The lower part of the plane, the wheels, as well as the front and back parts of it were damaged seriously.

Reza Dolatshahi, police chief of Khuzestan province, said that the Sarbandar-Mahshar highway is closed and the plane will be removed by the afternoon, according to ISNA.
Unconfirmed media reports said that the plane was carrying 135 passengers.