Over 40 killed in Chinese plane crash
More than 40 people were killed in the crash landing of a Chinese passenger plane in north-eastern China late on Tuesday, state media reported.
The bodies of 43 people had been recovered from the wreckage, Xinhua news agency reported early Wednesday citing local officials.
Another 53 people were hospitalized with injuries following the crash.
The Henan Airlines plane, a Brazilian-built Embraer E190, overshot the runway at Yichun City in Heilongjiang Province on a flight from Harbin and burst into flames.
The plane broke into two pieces, throwing passengers out of the aircraft. There was an explosion and fire broke out following the crash landing.
Some 500 firefighters, ambulances and rescue teams rushed to the crash site, according to the Xinhua news agency. The agency said there was heavy fog at the airport at the time of the crash.
The plane had taken off from Harbin at about 9 pm (1300 GMT) and the accident occurred at about 10:10 pm (1410 GMT) as the plane landed at Yichun some 300 kilometres further north-east of Harbin.
There were 91 passengers and five crew members on board. (thehindu)
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