Chinese state TV says 47 people rescued after plane carrying 91 crashes in northeastern China

Chinese state TV says 47 rescued after plane crash

BEIJING — Chinese state television says 47 people have been rescued after a plane with 91 people on board crashed Tuesday at an airport in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province.

A China Central Television reporter at the scene did not say what happened to the others on the Henan Airlines plane. The official Xinhua News Agency said the plane overshot the runway in Yichun city and burst into flames. Xinhua said more than 20 people had been hospitalized.

The plane had taken off from Heilongjiang’s capital of Harbin shortly before 9 p.m. (1300 GMT) and crashed a little more than an hour later.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.

BEIJING (AP) — A Henan Airlines plane with 91 people on board crashed Tuesday close to an airport in northeast China’s Heilongjiang province and rescuers were rushing to the scene, state media reported.

The plane crashed near the Lindu airport in Yichun city at 10:10 p.m. local time (1410 GMT), the official Xinhua News Agency said in a brief report citing local government and airline officials. It did not say if there were any fatalities.

The plane had taken off from Heilongjiang’s capital of Harbin shortly before 9 p.m. (1300 GMT). An earlier Xinhua report citing airline officials erroneously reported 96 people were on board.