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| TransAsia crash: Taiwan plane in deadly river crash | TransAsia crash: Taiwan plane in deadly river crash |
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| A plane carrying mostly Chinese tourists has crashed into a river in Taiwan, killing at least 19 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. | 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. | The plane, carrying 58 people, has broken up and the fuselage is lying half-submerged in the Keelung River. Rescue efforts are ongoing. |
| Another TransAsia plane crashed in bad weather last July, killing 48 people. | Another TransAsia plane crashed in bad weather last July, killing 48 people. |
| Rescuers on boats have cut the plane open to gain access, attempting to access passengers reportedly trapped in the front section of the fuselage. | Rescuers on boats have cut the plane open to gain access, attempting to access passengers reportedly trapped in the front section of the fuselage. |
| Television footage showed passengers swimming clear of the wreckage, with reports suggesting 15 people had survived the crash and a further 24 were missing. | |
| TransAsia said in a statement that one passenger had already been discharged from hospital but did not confirm the number of survivors. | |
| The ATR-72 turbo-prop plane had just taken off from Taipei Songshan Airport and was heading to the Kinmen islands, just off the coast of the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen. | The ATR-72 turbo-prop plane had just taken off from Taipei Songshan Airport and was heading to the Kinmen islands, just off the coast of the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen. |
| The final communication from the pilots to air traffic control was "Mayday, mayday, engine flame out", according to a recording played on local media. The recording was not immediately verified by aviation officials. | |
| Flight controllers lost contact with the plane at 10:55 local time (02:55 GMT). | Flight controllers lost contact with the plane at 10:55 local time (02:55 GMT). |
| Footage of the plane filmed from inside passing cars showed it banking sharply, hitting a taxi and clipping the bridge before crashing into the river. | Footage of the plane filmed from inside passing cars showed it banking sharply, hitting a taxi and clipping the bridge before crashing into the river. |
| "I saw a taxi, probably just metres ahead of me, being hit by one wing of the plane," an eyewitness told local media. | "I saw a taxi, probably just metres ahead of me, being hit by one wing of the plane," an eyewitness told local media. |
| "The plane was huge and really close to me. I'm still trembling." | "The plane was huge and really close to me. I'm still trembling." |
| Reports on the number of dead varied, with many citing numbers higher than the 16 confirmed by TransAsia. | |
| TransAsia Airways | TransAsia Airways |
| TV footage showed rescuers standing on large sections of broken wreckage trying to pull passengers out of the plane with ropes. | TV footage showed rescuers standing on large sections of broken wreckage trying to pull passengers out of the plane with ropes. |
| But officials said some passengers were still trapped inside the wreckage, which appeared to be upside down. | But officials said some passengers were still trapped inside the wreckage, which appeared to be upside down. |
| "We're asking the public works department for heavy cranes to be deployed in the hope that the body of the plane can be lifted up," said Wu Jun-Hong, assistant director of Taipei's fire department. | "We're asking the public works department for heavy cranes to be deployed in the hope that the body of the plane can be lifted up," said Wu Jun-Hong, assistant director of Taipei's fire department. |
| "At the moment, we think a lot of the trapped people are in the head of the plane." | "At the moment, we think a lot of the trapped people are in the head of the plane." |
| The plane's flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, have been recovered. Footage from the crash site showed them in a car belonging to the rescue services. | The plane's flight data recorders, also known as black boxes, have been recovered. Footage from the crash site showed them in a car belonging to the rescue services. |
| The plane was carrying five crew and 53 passengers, including 31 tourists from the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen. | The plane was carrying five crew and 53 passengers, including 31 tourists from the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen. |
| TransAsia said it had contacted relatives of all the 22 Taiwanese passengers and was attempting to reach relatives of the Chinese nationals on board. | TransAsia said it had contacted relatives of all the 22 Taiwanese passengers and was attempting to reach relatives of the Chinese nationals on board. |
| The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says the Chinese tourists could have been on their way home as many people come to Taiwan through Kinmen island. | The BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei says the Chinese tourists could have been on their way home as many people come to Taiwan through Kinmen island. |
| TransAsia chief Chen Xinde offered a "deep apology" in a televised news conference, but said his planes had been "under thorough scrutiny" since mid-2014. | TransAsia chief Chen Xinde offered a "deep apology" in a televised news conference, but said his planes had been "under thorough scrutiny" since mid-2014. |
| "Both our planes and our flight safety system are following strict regulations, so we also want to know what caused the new plane model to crash, but I don't want to speculate," he said. | "Both our planes and our flight safety system are following strict regulations, so we also want to know what caused the new plane model to crash, but I don't want to speculate," he said. |
| Did you witness the incident? Where you near the scene at the time? You can share your thoughts by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you would be happy to speak further to a BBC journalist, please include a contact telephone number. | Did you witness the incident? Where you near the scene at the time? You can share your thoughts by emailing haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk. If you would be happy to speak further to a BBC journalist, please include a contact telephone number. |
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| Have your say | Have your say |