A China passenger aircraft carrying 132 people has crashed in the southern province of Guangxi, China.
The Boeing 737 plane crashed in the rural countryside near Wuzhou city, Guangxi region, causing a mountain fire.
The plane was reported to have been flying from Kunming to Guangzhou when it crashed.
Local media said the China Eastern flight MU5735 had not arrived at its scheduled destination in Guangzhou after it took off from the city of Kunming shortly after 1:00 pm (0500 GMT) Monday.
In a statement confirming the incident, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) said 132 people, including nine crew and 123 passengers were onboard.
The CAAC said the aircraft lost contact over the city of Wuzhou, noting that “Emergency mechanism has been activated, and a working group has been dispatched to the scene.”
There is currently no immediate information on the numbers of the dead and the injured.
