Plane crashes into frozen lake, killing 53

A passenger plane crashed into a lake today in northern China immediately after take-off, killing all 53 people aboard and two others on the ground, the government said.

Plane crashes into frozen lake, killing 53

A passenger plane crashed into a lake today in northern China immediately after take-off, killing all 53 people aboard and two others on the ground, the government said.

The China Eastern Airlines plane went down in Baotou, a city in the Inner Mongolia region, after taking off at about 8.20am local time, the official Xinhua News Agency said.

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