Germanwings Crash : Passenger Plane Crashes in Southern France, 148 Feared Dead

A Germanwings Airbus A320 passenger plane has crashed in the French Alps Tuesday. At least 142 passengers and six crew were aboard Flight 4U925.

The plane was carrying 142 passengers and six crew members when it crashed this morning.

French President Francois Hollande confirmed there were “no survivors” following the crash and expressed his “solidarity” with the victims.

He said there was likely to be a significant number of Germans on the flight from Barcelona to Duesseldorf.

He added: “The accident happened in a zone that is particularly hard to access.”

It is thought that the plane was operated by the German low-cost airline Germanwings and had initially climbed to 38,000 feet before before it started to descend and lost signal at 6,800 feet.

Last position of Germanwings flight #4U9525 at 09:40 UTC http://t.co/FHoX6q0GHt pic.twitter.com/72pxGKolRM

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) March 24, 2015

The firm this morning released a statement saying they had heard of the report, but had not yet confirmed it was one of their planes.

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said he understood between 142 and 150 people were on board and feared dead.

“The cause is at present unknown,” he told reporters.

Agencies/Canadajournal