Two babies among 150 passengers on board Alps plane crash
Airline GermanWings says two babies were among 150 people on board a plane which has crashed in the French Alps. Search and rescue crews are currently trying to reach the remote crash site, but it's likely everyone has been killed. The Airbus A320 was around an hour into its flight from Barcelona to Dusseldorf, when it went into a steep decline which lasted about eight minutes. The cause of the crash isn't yet known. Flight-tracking data suggests sudden and dramatic drops in altitude. Aviation expert Gerry Byrne says that could indicate a sudden loss of pressure in the cabin. Click the PLAY button above to hear.
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