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San Francisco plane crash victim 'hit by fire truck' Third Asiana flight 214 victim dies of her injuries
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One of two Chinese girls killed when a plane crashed at San Francisco airport last week was hit by a fire truck as she lay on the tarmac, police say. A San Francisco hospital says a third victim of a plane crash, a Chinese girl, has died from her injuries.
Ye Mengyuan, 16, was found covered in fire-fighting foam in the tyre tracks of the truck. It is not clear if she was still alive when it hit her. She was among about a dozen injured still in hospital after Asiana flight 214 struck a firewall as it approached the airport too low last week.
A hospital says a third crash victim, a Chinese girl, died of her injuries on Friday morning. And officials now confirm another victim was hit by a fire truck as she lay on the tarmac, police say.
Asiana flight 214 crashed after hitting a sea wall as it approached too low. Ye Mengyuan, 16, was found covered in fire-fighting foam in the tyre tracks of the truck.
It is not clear if she was still alive when it hit her.
Dozens of passengers were also wounded, although most suffered minor injuries.Dozens of passengers were also wounded, although most suffered minor injuries.
Critical conditionCritical condition
Ms Ye's cause of death has not yet been established, but county coroners have suggested their findings could be released next week. Ye's cause of death has not yet been established, but county coroners have suggested their findings could be released next week.
"We know for sure she was at least run over one time, but at the time she was under foam, so nobody could have seen her," San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr told the San Francisco Chronicle."We know for sure she was at least run over one time, but at the time she was under foam, so nobody could have seen her," San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr told the San Francisco Chronicle.
She and another Chinese 16-year-old who died, Wang Linjia, had been in the rear of the plane, where many of the most seriously injured passengers were seated. Their bodies bodies were found on the tarmac.She and another Chinese 16-year-old who died, Wang Linjia, had been in the rear of the plane, where many of the most seriously injured passengers were seated. Their bodies bodies were found on the tarmac.
The third victim's name and age were not released at the request of her parents.The third victim's name and age were not released at the request of her parents.
About a dozen passengers remain in hospital on Friday, including three in critical condition.About a dozen passengers remain in hospital on Friday, including three in critical condition.
The plane came in much too shallow last Saturday before its main landing gear struck a sea wall well short of the end of the runway. The tail of the 777 was ripped off.The plane came in much too shallow last Saturday before its main landing gear struck a sea wall well short of the end of the runway. The tail of the 777 was ripped off.
The plane went into a 360-degree spin before coming to rest.The plane went into a 360-degree spin before coming to rest.
Officials have said that pilots only realised the plane was flying too slowly seconds before the crash.Officials have said that pilots only realised the plane was flying too slowly seconds before the crash.
The pilot, who was about half way through his training, pushed the throttles to speed up and then tried to abort the landing, but it was too late.The pilot, who was about half way through his training, pushed the throttles to speed up and then tried to abort the landing, but it was too late.