A China Eastern Boeing 737 jetliner carrying 132 people crashed near the city of Wuzhou in the southern province of Guangxi on Monday, China's Civil Aviation Administration (CAAC) said.
There were no immediate details about the number of casualties or the cause of the crash.
Rescue crews have been sent, and a fire around the crash site has been extinguished.
Videos on social media show what seems to be plane debris strewn around the hills.
What we know so far
The plane, a six-year-old Boeing 737-89P was flying from the city of Kunming to Guangzhou.
CAAC said the aircraft lost contact over Wuzhou. It had 123 passengers and nine crew on board. Flight tracking site FlightRadar24 said the Boeing 737-89P rapidly lost speed before entering a sharp descent.
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