A passenger plane with 132 people on board crashed into the mountains in southern China’s Guangxi region on Monday. This is reported by the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, according to international news agencies. The cause of the crash is not yet known. Nothing is known about the number of victims yet.
According to a statement from the aviation authority of China CAAC 123 passengers and nine crew members were on board. Rescue workers have been dispatched to the scene of the accident.
It would be a Boeing 737 of China Eastern Airlines that was on its way from Kunming to Guangzhou. The plane lost contact over the city of Wuhzou, CAAC reports. According to the AP news agency, which is based on flight radar24, it concerns flight MU5735. Data from that aviation website shows that the plane lost speed around 07:20 Dutch time. The device was six years old.
A fire has broken out at the spot where the plane crashed. on images on social mediawhich would have been made in the vicinity of the crash, a lot of smoke and fire can be seen.