At least 43 dead in China plane crash
A passenger plane crashed in north-east China on Tuesday, killing at least 43 of the 96 people on board. The E-190 jet overshot the runway and burst into flames as it attempted to land in Yichan, in Heilongjiang province.
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The crash occurred shortly after 9.30 pm near Yichun's Lindu airport, less than an hour after the plane took off from Harbin, the provincial capital.
The Henan Airlines flight was carrying 91 passengers and five crew, according to China's Xinhua news agency.
Forty-three bodies were recovered from the wreckage and 53 survivors taken to hospital, according to a local official. Most survivors are said to have only minor injuries.
Technicians and officials from the Civil Aviation Administration of China have been sent to
the crash site.
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang is to lead a team of transport, safety and security officials to deal with the aftermath, Xinhua reports.
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