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TransAsia Airways plane crash kills 51 in Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash kills dozens in Taiwan
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A plane has crashed in a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing 51 people. A plane has crashed in a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing dozens.
The head of the fire department in the Taiwanese county of Penghu said seven people were also injured in the crash as flight GE222 attempted to land near Magong airport on Penghu Island, about 30 miles off Taiwan, the Central News Agency reports. The head of the fire department in the Taiwanese county of Penghu said seven people were also injured in the crash as flight GE222 attempted to land near Magong airport on Penghu Island, about 30 minutes off Taiwan.
Firefighters are said to still be battling the blaze at the scene. Taiwan's Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shih was quoted by the government's Central News Agency as saying 11 people were injured after the plane crashed and caught fire while making a second landing attempt. The agency had earlier reported, citing a local fire brigade chief, that 51 people had been killed.
The plane was reportedly carrying 54 passengers and 4 crew. Firefighters are said to still be battling the blaze at the scene.
The flight was heading from the capital, Taipei, to the island Penghu, halfway between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait, the Associated Press has reported.The flight was heading from the capital, Taipei, to the island Penghu, halfway between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait, the Associated Press has reported.
The plane was reportedly carrying 54 passengers and 4 crew. Local firefighters say the plane did not manage to reach the landing strip and instead crashed close to it. According to reports, the pilot's first landing attempt failed. The plane is then understood to have crashed and caught fire during a second attempt.
Taiwan has been hit by Typhoon Matmo and the Central Weather Bureau was advising of heavy rain through the evening, despite the centre of the storm being over mainland China.Taiwan has been hit by Typhoon Matmo and the Central Weather Bureau was advising of heavy rain through the evening, despite the centre of the storm being over mainland China.
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