A China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 has crashed with 132 people on board, Chinese aviation authority says

China’s aviation authority has confirmed that a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane has crashed, with 132 people on board, including 123 passengers and 9 crew members.

Contact was lost with the flight over Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region, the authority said. It was scheduled to fly from Kunming to Guangzhou.

The Civil Aviation Administration said it had “activated the emergency mechanism and dispatched a working group to the scene,” according to a translation.

Chinese state media said the crash had caused a mountain fire.

This is a breaking story and will be updated shortly.