A TransAsia Airways plane crash landed in a Taipei river, killing at least 9 and injuring more than 10 people, reported local Taiwan media on Wednesday (Feb 4).
TAIPEI: A TransAsia Airways plane has crash landed into the Keelung River in Taipei, injuring more than 10 people. Nine dead have been found, reported local media, with TVBS putting the number at 12.
Sixteen people have been rescued and sent to hospital, of which two of them were dead on arrival, said Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). Thirty are still trapped or missing, reported TVBS.
The plane, TransAsia GE235, had 58 people aboard when it crash landed at 10.56am, local time, reported TVBS. Of the 58, there were 51 adults, two children and five crew members. Taiwan’s CAA said the plane lost contact at 10.53am.
Thirty-one mainland Chinese tourists were among those on board, Taiwan’s tourism bureau said.
The plane was an ATR-72, which just arrived in Taiwan last year, reported TVBS. The plane was on a domestic flight when it hit a road bridge before ploughing into the river, the AFP reported.
Taiwan’s TransAsia Airways was involved in a deadly crash in July last year, when its plane, GE222, attempted to land in stormy weather and crashed on the island of Penghu, killing 48 people and wrecking houses and cars on the ground.
Footage taken from TVBS shows the plane hitting a vehicle while passing close to a highway.
airline股票会不会受影响？
复兴因为去年的事+今年的或许要被重组。
飞机坠毁会不会是 新常态？
ATR 意法合作产物 这几年事故频繁
愿逝者RIP。
台湾最好的航空公司是长荣吗? 英文怎么写?