The plane crashed in the mountains about 2,700 meters above the sea level, APA reported citing Agence France-Presse.
Because of lack of a road to the area, rescuers and firefighters could not arrive at the scene. French President François Hollande said there is a huge possibility that none of the passengers has survived the crash.
“It’s too early to talk about what caused the crash. A staff has been created to investigate causes of the accident. It is highly likely that the 142 passenger are all dead,” he said.
The jet belongs to the German airline Germanwings, a subsidiary of Lufthansa. Germanwings said they cannot comment on the crash at the moment.
Note that, the French Civil Aviation Authority has said there were 142 passengers, the majority of whom are German citizens, and 8 crew members on board.
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