A China Eastern Airlines plane carrying 132 passengers has had an “accident” and caused a fire in mountains in Guangxi, state television has reported.
The crash involved a Boeing 737 travelling from Kunming to Guangzhou, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said.
Broadcaster CCTV said the crash occurred near the city of Wuzhou in Teng county.
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The number of casualties is not immediately known and rescue teams are on the way, CCTV said.
The CAAC said the aircraft lost control over the city of Wuzhou. It had 123 passengers and nine crew on board. Earlier state media said there were 133 people on board.
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According to FlightRadar24 data, the flight tracking ended at 2.22pm (6.22am GMT) at an altitude of 3,225ft with a speed of 376 knots.
The website for China Eastern Airlines was later changed to be in black and white, which airlines do in response to a crash as a sign of respect for the victims.
China’s last fatal jet accident was in 2010, when 44 of 96 people were killed when an Ambraer E-190 regional jet flown by Henan Airlines crashed on approach to Yichun airport in low visibility, according to Aviation Safety Network.
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