At least five people were killed and another five injured in a seaplane crash on Wednesday in Shanghai.

The nine-seat seaplane, operated by Joy General Aviation, crashed into a bridge along the Shanghai-Hangzhou Expressway at 12:15 pm, 10 minutes after it took off from Jinshan City Beach for its trial flight.

Those aboard included the pilot and co-pilot, district government officials as well as reporters who were there to observe.