Rescue services were on their way to the crash scene of the China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 flying from Kunming to Guangzhou
A China Eastern Airlines Corp. aircraft takes off at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea on March 21 2022. Picture: Jean Chung/Bloomberg
The jet involved in the accident was a Boeing 737 aircraft and the number of casualties was not immediately known, state broadcaster CCTV said. Rescue services were on their way to the scene, it said. There was no word on the cause of the crash.The CAAC said the aircraft lost contact over the city of Wuzhou. It had 123 passengers and nine crew on board. State media said earlier there were 133 people on board.
Media cited a rescue official as saying the plane had completely disintegrated. A fire sparked by the crash burned down bamboo and trees before being put out. The safety record of China's airline industry has been among the best in the world over the past decade.
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