LANZHOU, May 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A Chinese boy died Wednesday after falling from the landing gear of a passenger jet during take-off in northwest China's Gansu Province, according to the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC).

    The boy, estimated to be aged about 10, fell from the undercarriage of a China Eastern Airlines A320 plane when it was taking off from Dunhuang Airport at about 7:50 a.m. local time.

    The plane continued its flight after the accident and safely landed at the destination of Lanzhou, capital of Gansu, at about 9:14 a.m. local time.

    Local hospital said the boy was a resident of Dunhuang, a tourist resort known for its Buddhist grottoes.

    Gansu branch of the airlines said the landing gear was usually unwrapped at about 15 meters above the ground and the boy might have fallen out of the plane at the height.

    Officials with CAAC blamed the incident on the loose safety measures at the airport and a special investigation team has been dispatched to the site of the tragedy. Enditem