NE China plane crash injures three

SHENYANG - A plane crashed after an aborted take-off Thursday morning in Northeast China's Liaoning province, injuring three people on board.

There was no parachute on the plane, sources with the airport said. The injured were immediately rushed to a local hospital. One sustained severe injuries.

The plane, a Harbin Y-12 aircraft operated by China Flying Dragon Aviation, crashed one minute after taking off from the Shenyang Taoxian International Airport at 10:36 a.m., tearing down two trees and a high-voltage wire during the crash.

A plane fails to take off and crashes at an airport in Shenyang, Liaoning province, Thursday morning. [Photo/CFP]