TransAsia Airways Flight Carrying 58 People Crashes Into River In Taipei
The number of casualties isn’t yet known
By Sadho Ram — 04 Feb 2015, 12:36 PM — Updated almost 10 years ago
A TransAsia flight crashed into a river in Taipei. The commercial flight with 58 passengers clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff.
Breaking: TransAsia Airways plane carrying more than 50 people crashes in Taipei, officials say. http://t.co/tYCeELTJqc
— Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) February 4, 2015
TransAsia Airways #GE235 was a flight from Taipei to Kinmen. It crashed less than 3 minutes after take off, reports @flightradar24.
— Latest on SAYS (@saysdotcom) February 4, 2015
Pictures of the crashed flight as it hits the bridge:
Pictures by @Missxoxo168 of #GE235 when it crashed into river pic.twitter.com/xzBmvIdG5T
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 4, 2015
The flight was flying at a maximum altitude of 1350 feet:
Maximum speed for #GE235 was 116 kts directly after take off. Maximum altitude was 1350 feet http://t.co/2A3qxhTfJ4 pic.twitter.com/tMqSaLTaId
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) February 4, 2015
The number of casualties isn't known yet
Initial reports says ~12 people rescued, at least another 10 trapped in the plane. #GE235 #Taiwan #aviation pic.twitter.com/4qNYo5l1fb
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 4, 2015
The ATR-72 turboprop took off from Taipei’s Songshan Airport at 10:45 a.m. local time and crashed en route to the outlying island of Kinmen, according to local TV. Television footage showed wreckage of a plane floating in the Keelung River in Taipei.
An official from the fire department said at least 13 people have been rescued so far and first responders are continuing the rescue efforts.
A taxi was also damaged as pieces of debris hit it on the ground
Crazy, the wing of #TransAsia #GE235 clipped a taxi cab http://t.co/pIJrT8nsNL pic.twitter.com/WG3BTNTXTy
— Sean O'Kane (@sokane1) February 4, 2015
A TransAsia Airways plane carrying 58 people including five cabin crew crashed in a river in Taiwan’s capital. The number of casualties is not yet known.
wsj.comUPDATE: Reports indicate that 9 people were killed in the crash:
Update: reports indicate so far that nine people were killed in the Taipei plane crash: http://t.co/FojmEetK3Q pic.twitter.com/0Z3lZEodfA
— Jim Dalrymple II (@JimDalrympleII) February 4, 2015
As many as nine people died Tuesday when a TransAsia Airways plane crashed into the Keelung River in Taipei after hitting an elevated bridge, local media reported.
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TransAsia, Taiwan's third-largest carrier by fleet size, is still recovering from a deadly crash in 2014, when another one of its ATR aircraft slammed into buildings during approach in bad weather.
Rescue workers survey the wreckage of TransAsia Airways Flight GE222 on the Taiwanese island of Penghu on July 24, 2014
Image via buzzfed.comThis is the second TransAsia plane crash in seven months. In July, Flight 222 heading from Taipei to Penghu, another outlying island, crashed a few minutes before landing, killing 48 people.
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