The plane belonged to Henan Airlines and had 96 people on board when it crashed, the airline company said.
Officials in Yichun said the plane crashed at about 10:10 pm (local time). However, there was no word on the fate of the people on board.
Rescuers are rushing to the crash site, state-run Xinhua news agency reported quoting sources.
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