Myanmar plane crash kills child, rider

A PASSENGER jet has crash-landed near an airport in northeastern Myanmar (Burma), killing an 11-year-old passenger and a motorcyclist on the ground.

The W-9011 aircraft with 71 people on board crashed on Tuesday while attempting an emergency landing three kilometres from Heho airport in Shan state, Information Deputy Minister U Ye Htut said.

A government official said a fire was reported in one of the engines as the plane approached the airport. He said the impact of the landing broke up the aircraft "in the middle".

Nine passengers and two crew members were among 11 injured people taken to hospital.

Among the passengers were 51 foreigners whose nationalities were not immediately known

Six crew members and two security men were among those on board.

Heho is an airport serving Kalaw township in the Taunggyi district, 480km northeast of Yangon.

It is the main airport serving Inle Lake, one of Myanmar's top tourist destinations.

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