Emergency services attend China plane crash scene
At least 42 people have been killed after a passenger plane crash-landed in the north-eastern Chinese province of Heilongjiang, state media report.
The Henan Airlines aircraft, with 91 people on board, burst into flames after overshooting the runway at Yichun City's airport at 2136 (1336 GMT).
The deputy mayor of Yichun earlier told reporters 49 people had been rescued. Three are in a critical condition.
24 Aug 2010
- From the section Asia-Pacific