Myanmar plane crash, Two dead, 11 hurt

 A Myanmar passenger jet packed with foreign tourists crash-landed and burst into flames on Tuesday in a field in eastern Shan state, killing two people and injuring 11 others, officials said.

Smoke rises from the scene of an Air Bagan passenger plane crash near Heho airport in Myanmar

The Air Bagan aircraft came down near Heho airport - the gateway to the popular tourist destination of Inle Lake.

It was reported that 51 foreigners were among the 63 passengers on board the Christmas Day flight from Yangon via Mandalay. A motorcyclist on the ground was also killed. 

According to the information ministry, an 11-year-old child on board was killed when the ageing Fokker-100 jet attempted to land in heavy fog, breaking its tail and catching fire, 

Two Americans, one British woman and one Korean man were among those taken to hospital in nearby Taunggyi, according to Air Bagan, which described the incident as an "emergency landing".