By Adedayo Odulaja
Reports filtering indicate a passenger plane has crashed in France. The aircraft, an A320 airbus, belonging to Germanwings, was flying from Barcelona to Düsseldorf before the unfortunate incident.
Germanwings is a low-cost airline owned by Lufthansa and reports say there were at least 142 passengers and six crew-members on board before the crash reported to have occurred near the small mountain village of Barcelonette in the southern Alps.
The plane crash in the French Alps was confirmed by General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The jet crashed in the Upper Bléone Valley, according to Le Provence and emergency services are currently on ground in the disaster zone.
French Transport Minister, Thierry Mariani said a distress signal was sent by the Germanwings plane, with other sources claiming that call came at 09:47 GMT.
French president, François Hollande, is reported to have said there are not likely to be any survivors. According to him, the crash happened in an area that was ‘very difficult to access.’
He added: ‘Solidarity is our first sentiment at this moment.’
More details to follow…
