Plane Crash Kills Bride-To-Be & Friends On Hen Party Weekend

March 12, 2018

A private plane carrying a bride-to-be and her closest friends crashed in Iran, killing everyone on board, authorities have confirmed.

Mina Basaran, 28, was travelling to Istanbul as part of her hen weekend when the plane plummeted into a mountainous region in heavy rain before bursting into flames.

There were 11 people on board.

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In the days leading up to the tragedy, Miss Basaran had posted several photos of herself and her girlfriends, including one on the tarmac carrying flowers, wearing a denim jacket reading "Mrs Bride".

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Miss Basaran was due to marry businessman Murat Gezer on April 14.

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The socialite was also in line to run her father’s business, Basaran Investment Holding, involved in food, finance, energy, construction, tourism and travel industries.

It’s believed the plane was owned by Miss Basaran’s father’s company.

It was reported that local villagers had reached the site in the Zagros Mountains and “found only badly burned bodies and no survivors”.

9News.com.au

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