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Helen Davidson in Taipei

China plane crash: cockpit voice recorder analysed for clues as first victims found

An aerial view of the site in Guangxi where China Eastern flight MU5735 crashed on Tuesdaykilling 132 people.
An aerial view of the site in Guangxi where China Eastern flight MU5735 crashed on Tuesday killing 132 people. Photograph: VCG/Getty Images

The cockpit voice recorder from a plane which crashed into a Chinese mountainside with 132 people onboard is being analysed in Beijing, as the recovery mission confirms it has found human remains at the site.

The China Eastern Airlines flight crashed on Monday afternoon, after plunging from more than 6,000m (20,000ft). The cause of the crash is not known, and investigators have said determining it could prove difficult given the circumstances. The plane crashed with such force that much of it disintegrated on impact, and the recovered black box was “badly damaged”. A second black box, which records flight data, has not yet been found.

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