Bride-to-be and seven bridesmaids killed in private plane crash after hens party

The promising heiress and her best friends died not long before her wedding. Sad.

Turkish bride-to-be Mina Basaran, 28, who just held a lavish bachelorette party, died along with her best friends during a fatal private plane crash.

The tragedy happened after the happy bride-to-be and her seven bridesmaids celebrated the upcoming marriage in Dubai. Three crew were also killed in the accident whose cause is not clear yet.

The private plane burst into flames and crashed in the south of Iran on Sunday. The local villagers discovered the wreckage but only found badly burned bodies. 

Mina was a promising businesswoman in line to take over her father's wealthy business. She was due to marry her fiance Murat Gezer on April 14. Days before the tragedy, Mina shared photos of their amazing trip.

Although the incident cause is still under investigation, Sharjah Civil Aviation Department said in a statement that the plane 'did not apply for maintenance procedures while on the ground at the airport.'

PATNA, India (AP) — A major fire that engulfed a restaurant and hotel in eastern India on Thursday killed at least six people and injured 20, a local fire officer said.

The fire began when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while diners were eating in the restaurant, and it soon spread into an adjacent hotel in Patna, the capital of Bihar state, said Satya Prakash, the officer.

At least 40 people were rescued from the two buildings by firefighters who doused the blaze using more than a dozen fire engines, Prakash said.

The hotel is in a congested area next to Patna's railroad station. Several vehicles parked at the hotel were gutted, Prakash said.

He said some guests in the hotel jumped from their room windows and were injured. Other details were not immediately available.

Fires are common in India, where builders and residents often flout building laws and safety codes.

In 2019, a fire caused by an electrical short circuit engulfed a building in the Indian capital and killed 43 people. In 2022, a fire in a four-story commercial building in New Delhi killed at least 27.

Firefighters douse a fire which broke out in a restaurant and hotel near the Patna Junction railway station, in Patna, Bihar, India, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)

Firefighters douse a fire which broke out in a restaurant and hotel near the Patna Junction railway station, in Patna, Bihar, India, Thursday, April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Aftab Alam Siddiqui)