Beijing, Aug 30 (IANS) China Monday set up a task force to probe the crash of a passenger jet that killed 42 people, a media report said.
The accident occurred last Tuesday in northeastern Yichun city. Fifty-four people were injured. The jet belonged to the Henan Airlines.
The probe team consists of officials from six central government agencies, including the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) and the Ministry of Public Security, China Daily reported quoting the State Council said.
The team will find out the exact cause of the accident, establish responsibility for it and advise the central government on how to revamp the industry to avoid similar disasters in the future, said Liang Jiakun, team leader and deputy head of SAWS, Saturday.
