13.10.2011, 18:01
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A plane carrying 32 people has crashed in Papua New Guinea, causing a number of deaths.
The Accident Investigation Commission said the Airlines PNG Dash-8 was flying from Lae to Madang when it crashed 20km south of Madang around 5pm (8am GMT).
"There were 32 people on board and there are some survivors and some fatalities," spokesman Sid O'Toole told AFP news agency. Mr O'Toole said there had been "adverse weather around the area at the time". He told Australia's ABC News there had been reports of a fire.
PNG's state-owned National Broadcasting Commission carried unconfirmed reports that four people had died in the crash. Most of the passengers on board the twin-propeller plane were believed to be families of local students set to graduate this weekend.
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