Cargo plane crashes in Japan

By DPA,

Tokyo : A Federal Express freight plane crashed Monday morning on landing at Narita airport near Tokyo and burst into flame, media reports said.

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CNN showed footage of the crippled plane bouncing twice, as it veered off the runway aflame.

Strong crosswinds bounced the plane – an MD-11 coming from China – twice on the landing strip before 7 am local time, causing it to flip, Japan’s broadcaster NHK reported.

On board the MD-11 operated by FedEx were a pilot and co-pilot. Their fate was not known.

The plane was reduced to ashes and debris following the crash and a dozen of fire engines were still working to quell the flames an hour after the accident.

The plane had come from Guangzhou in China.