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TransAsia Airways plane crash kills dozens in Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash kills at least 40 in Taiwan
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A plane has crashed in a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing dozens. A plane has crashed in a failed landing attempt in Taiwan, with 47 feared dead, local officials have said. 
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. Eleven people are also believed to have been injured in the crash as flight GE222 attempted to land near Magong airport on the Penghu Islands, about 30 minutes off the western coast of Taiwan.
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 is understood to have been carrying 54 passengers and 4 crew and firefighters are working to free those still trapped on board.
The plane was reportedly carrying 54 passengers and 4 crew. Firefighters are said to still be battling the blaze at the scene. Taiwan has been blighted by bad weather caused by Typhoon Matmo and the Central Weather Bureau was advising of heavy rain through the evening.
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. Taiwan's Transport Minister Yeh Kuang-shih was quoted by the government's Central News Agency as saying 47 people were killed and after the plane crashed and caught fire while making a second landing attempt. The agency had earlier cited a local fire brigade chief who said 51 people had been killed.
Flight GE222, an ATR-72 aircraft operated by Taiwanese airline TransAsia Airways, was heading from the southern port city of Kaohsiung to the island Penghu, halfway between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan in the Taiwan Strait, according to the news agency.
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.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.
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