Police officers block traffic on a road near the crash site of a cargo plane at Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, China, Saturday. A Zimbabwe cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from Shanghai's main international airport, killing three crew members, a government official said. AP
Chinese state media say three people have died after a Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed at Shanghai's main international airport.
The official Xinhua News Agency earlier reported that all seven crew were alive, but now says three are dead.
Reports say the plane crashed shortly after takeoff Saturday when its tail struck the runway.
A Zimbabwe-registered cargo plane crashed shortly after taking off Saturday from a Shanghai airport with seven crew members aboard, state media and witnesses said.
The official news agency reported that four crew members, all foreigners, were injured.
China Central Television showed billowing thick black smoke at the scene, with police officers blocking closer access.
A reporter from Shanghai's Oriental Satellite Television told CCTV that the tail of the plane had broken in two or three parts, and hundreds of firefighters were spraying fire retardants on the plane.
The reporter said the four injured people were conscious.
Xinhua said the crash occurred at 7:40 a.m. (2340 GMT Friday).
In June 2006, a Chinese military plane crashed in eastern China's Anhui province, killing all 40 people aboard.
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