Eight Ottawa residents were killed in the Ukrainian plane crash in Iran, according to CNN news partner CTV News.

Friends and family confirmed to CTV News that 48-year-old Ali Pey, the founder and CEO of Message Hopper, a Kanata-based tech company, was killed in the Boeing 737 crash in Tehran that killed all 176 passengers and crew on board, including 63 Canadians.

Three University of Ottawa students were also among the victims of the crash, the university confirmed Wednesday.

Family and friends identified them to CTV News as Mehraban Badiei, Alma Oladi, and Saeed Kashani.

“The University of Ottawa is aware of reports that three of its students are listed on the passenger manifest of Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 that crashed in Tehran, Iran. The University of Ottawa is deeply saddened by this tragic crash and is working to confirm their identities. The entire campus is affected by this tragedy; we offer our sympathy and condolences to the families and friends of the victims," the university said in a statement.

A statement from Carleton University Wednesday afternoon said two members of its community were also killed in the crash. Biology student Fareed Arasteh and biology alumnus Mansour Pourjam were among the passengers on the plane, according to the University.

"Our thoughts are with Fareed’s and Mansour’s families, friends and colleagues at this difficult time, and with everyone who has suffered loss in this terrible tragedy," the university president Benoit-Antoine Bacon said in the statement.

Roja Azadian, who had travelled to Iran with her husband, was also killed in the crash, her friends told CTV News. Her husband couldn't board the return flight due to a ticket mix-up, so she went ahead alone, friends told CTV.

Another Ottawa resident, Fereshteh Maleki, who was visiting Tehran for her daughter’s wedding, was also killed in the crash, according to CTV News.