PLANE CRASH: 2 DEAD & 11 INJURED as Air Bagan JET forced to land in rice field [CHRISTMAS DISASTER]

	PLANE CRASH: 2 DEAD & 11 INJURED as Air Bagan JET forced to land in rice field [CHRISTMAS DISASTER] At least two people have been killed and another 11 injured after a plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Burma, officials say. The Air Bagan plane was carrying more than 60 passengers. Two Britons are believed to be among those hurt. It was on its way from the city of Rangoon to Heho airport in Shan state when it crash-landed about 3km (two miles) from the runway. Reports say a fire in one of the engines may have caused the accident. Burmese government officials have confirmed a passenger was found dead inside the plane. A motorcyclist near Heho airport was also killed when the Fokker jet made its emergency landing in thick fog in a rice field. The UK Foreign Office said it was working with Burmese authorities to establish whether two of the foreigners wounded in the crash were British. Burma map "Our acting consul is en route to Heho Airport and the charge d'affaires has been deployed to Rangoon airport as we understand that some passengers involved in the incident are being flown there," a UK Foreign Office spokesman said. Swiss survivor Leandre Guillod, 28, told the BBC from a hospital in Rangoon that the crash happened just before the plane landed as it was flying through some clouds. "Suddenly we just hit the ground and then it was all red and orange," he said. Mr Guillod said a stewardess subsequently managed to open the emergency exit. "I was pretty much at the back... there was an opening above the wing, there was lots of fire so me and my girlfriend <b>...</b>	From: WYNKnews Views: 0 0 ratings
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