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Plane carrying 132 crashes in China

Published: 21 Mar 2022
Plane carrying 132 crashes in China

Plane carrying 132 crashes in China

There were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board the Boeing 737-800, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAA).

A China Eastern Airlines passenger plane carrying 132 people has crashed in southwest China, state broadcaster CCTV reported.

There was no information about any casualties in the incident on Monday as yet.

There were 123 passengers and nine crew members on board the Boeing 737-800, said the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAA).

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It is feared no one on the aircraft survived and this is the biggest aviation incident China has had in years.

Rescue crews have been deployed to the area and say a fire in woods caused by the plane crash has been put out.

(More to follow)

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