Taiwan TransAsia plane crashes into river

[truebluefan]

A plane carrying mostly Chinese tourists has crashed into a river in Taiwan, killing at least 25 people.

Dramatic video footage emerged showing the TransAsia Airways plane clipping a bridge as it came down shortly after take-off from a Taipei airport.

The plane, carrying 58 people, has broken up and the fuselage is lying half-submerged in the Keelung River. Rescue efforts are ongoing.

At least 15 people have been pulled out alive, with 18 still missing.

Read more http://www.bbc.com/news/business-31125052

 

[truebluefan]

Update:

At least 26 people died and 15 survived a spectacular crash caught on video of a TransAsia Airways flight that clipped its wing on a bridge after takeoff from the Taiwanese capital Taipei and crashed into a nearby river.

Seventeen people remained missing and were feared dead.

Taiwanese rescuers used a massive crane to hoist the ATR 72-600 propjet from the shallow river after survivors were brought to safety on rubber rafts or scrambled to the river bank on their own. One injured person was reportedly found in a park along the river, Taiwan News reported.

Read more http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2015/02/04/transasia-airways-taipei-plane-crash/22842757/