Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2009 shows wreckage from the Antonov 12 lies in a field on the outskirts of Brazzaville. A cargo plane crashed into a cemetery near the Congolese capital Brazzaville on Wednesday, killing five Ukrainian crew members and a Congolese passenger, the transport minister said.(Xinhua Photo)

A cargo plane downed on Wednesday near Brazzaville, the capital of the Republic of Congo, killing six people, according to news reports reaching.

The news reports quoted the transportation ministry of the Republic of Congo as saying that the Antonov 12 cargo plane crashed about an hour after its taking off from Pointe Noire, killing five Ukrainian crew members and one Congolese citizen.

The destination of the cargo plane was Brazzaville, the news reports said.

An investigation into the cause of the crash has been underway. 

Photo taken on Aug. 26, 2009 shows wreckage from the Antonov 12 lies in a field on the outskirts of Brazzaville. A cargo plane crashed into a cemetery near the Congolese capital Brazzaville on Wednesday, killing five Ukrainian crew members and a Congolese passenger, the transport minister said.(Xinhua Photo)