Chinese passenger jet crash kills 42

Paramilitary policemen stand next to the wreckage of a crashed passenger plane in Yichun, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (REUTERS)
A Chinese passenger jet crashed while trying to land on a fog-shrouded runway in the country's northeast and burst into flames late, killing 42 people and injuring 54 others, state media said Wednesday. (AP)
The wreckage of the Henan Airlines ERJ-190 jet made by Brazilian company Embraer which was carrying 96 people lies across the ground after it slammed into the ground on landing in the northeast city of Yichun in remote Heilongjiang province. (AFP)
The wreckage of the Henan Airlines ERJ-190 jet made by Brazilian company Embraer, which was carrying 96 people when it slammed into the ground on landing in the northeast city of Yichun in remote Heilongjiang province is spread across a field. (AFP)
Chinese military guard the wreckage of the Henan Airlines ERJ-190 jet made by Brazilian company Embraer which was carrying 96 people after it slammed into the ground on landing in the northeast city of Yichun in remote Heilongjiang province. (AFP)
In this photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, a crashed passenger plane lies in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (AP)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard near the Henan Airlines plane crashed on landing in Yichun in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. (AP)
A Henan Airlines E-190 jet overshot its runway and burst into flames while attempting to land late August 24, 2010 in China's northeast, injuring at least 47 people. (AFP)