An Iranian fighter jet crashed Tuesday in southern Iran near the countrys nuclear power plant that is to start up over the weekend, a semi-official news agency reported. The two pilots ejected safely. The Fars agency quoted local government official Gholam Reza Keshtkar as saying one of Iranian airforces F-4 planes crashed about four miles (six kilometers) north of the city of Bushehr. The city is located 745 miles south of the capital, Tehran. Keshtkar said the pilot and co-pilot ejected safely from the plane before it crashed but were rushed to the hospital in Bushehr. He didnt provide other details. Another local official, Mohammad Hasan Shanbadi, said technical failure was the cause of the crash but did not elaborate. He said the plane crashed in the desert, close to an industrial center.