TransAsia Taipei Plane Crash into Bridge
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TransAsia Taipei Plane Crash HD VIDEO | MOMENT of Impact Accident | Crashes Into River Bridge | 2015
Dashcam captures moment TransAsia plane hits bridge, crashes in Taipei Dramatic dashboard video shows the moment an out-of-control plane clips an aerial highway before crashing into a river in Taiwan.
Thirteen people are confirmed dead and dozens remain missing after the TransAsia Airways ATR-72, carrying 58 people, veered out of control en route from Taipei to Kinmen, off the coast of the Chinese province of Xiamen.
Rescuers were working Wednesday to pull survivors from the submerged wreck of the twin engine turboprop aircraft. Of the 58 people on board, 13 were confirmed dead, 28 injured and the remainder remain missing. The astonishing dashcam video showed the moment the plane hurtled out of control above the city's Nanhu Bridge before crashing into the Keelung River, just after 11 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
Taiwan's official news agency CNA reported that the pilot appeared to try to control the plane as it descended, but the aircraft's wing grazed the overpass, clipping a passing taxi.
The two people in the taxi were injured but in a stable condition after being taken to hospital, CNA said.
Video from the scene showed rescuers in lifeboats trying to pull survivors from the water and the wreckage.
Some passengers appeared to be wearing lifejackets as they waited their turn to board rescue boats.
The military said it had 165 personnel and numerous vehicles nearby to assist rescue efforts if required. At least 13 people are after the Taiwanese TransAsia GE235 plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crashed into a Taipei river shortly after take-off on Wednesday, officials and domestic media said. Local media footage shows rescuers finding a baby and other survivors onboard the plane, apparently unhurt TransAsia Airways plane with 53 passengers crashes into a river after hitting a bridge in New Taipei City A PASSENGER plane with 58 people on board plunged into a river after clipping a road bridge outside Taiwan’s capital, with 27 people rescued so far, leaving others unaccounted for.
The number of fatalities are unclear, but the Taiwanese Civil Aviation Authority said in a press conference that there were nine confirmed deaths, 18 people were injured, and 31 people who were unaccounted for.
Local media has since reported that up to 19 are dead, but according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, the death toll has risen to 21. TransAsia plane crashes into Taiwan river, up to 16 dead At least 16 people have been killed after a regional TransAsia passenger flight carrying 58 crash-landed into a river in northern Taiwan. Incredible video-footage of the crash has emerged, showing the jet nearly hitting a highway as it ditched.
Dramatic dash-cam footage captured TransAsia Airways flight GE235 as it descended out-of-control towards a highway, moments before slamming into the Keelung River near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. Rescue personnel work to free passengers from a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. (Image Courtesy CNN)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (KOIN 6) — A TransAsia plane carrying more than 50 people has crashed into a river near Taipei, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) has reported.
Initial reports stated the plane crashed 10 minutes after taking off from Taipei Songshan Airport Wednesday morning. It was en route to the Kinmen Islands when it crashed, CNA reported.
Rescuers were able to reach some of the 53 passengers and five crew members aboard. At least 16 people died, according to CNA. At least 24 passengers remain unaccounted for.
Among those on board were two children and about 31 Chinese tourists from Xiamen, CNA reported.
KOIN 6 News will continue to provide updates to this story as new information becomes available.
Video shows apparent dashcam footage of Taiwanese crash. Taiwan plane cartwheels into river after take-off, killing at least 19 TransAsia Airways (6702.TW) plane with 58 passengers and crew on board cartwheeled into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and leaving two dozen missing, officials said.
Miraculously, 15 people survived the crash after the plane lurched between buildings, clipped an overpass with its port-side wing and crashed upside down in the shallow water.
Dramatic pictures taken by a motorist and posted on Twitter showed the plane cartwheeling over the motorway soon after the turboprop ATR 72-600 aircraft took off in apparently clear weather on a domestic flight for the island of Kinmen. Many trapped in wreckage of Taiwan plane Rescuers are scrambling to reach
accident caught on tape camera surveillance
un avion de pasajeros se estrella contra un puente y un rio. camara en momento del impacto accidente
february, full and real original 4-2-2015 Impact
Dashcam captures moment TransAsia plane hits bridge, crashes in Taipei Dramatic dashboard video shows the moment an out-of-control plane clips an aerial highway before crashing into a river in Taiwan.
Thirteen people are confirmed dead and dozens remain missing after the TransAsia Airways ATR-72, carrying 58 people, veered out of control en route from Taipei to Kinmen, off the coast of the Chinese province of Xiamen.
Rescuers were working Wednesday to pull survivors from the submerged wreck of the twin engine turboprop aircraft. Of the 58 people on board, 13 were confirmed dead, 28 injured and the remainder remain missing. The astonishing dashcam video showed the moment the plane hurtled out of control above the city's Nanhu Bridge before crashing into the Keelung River, just after 11 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET).
Taiwan's official news agency CNA reported that the pilot appeared to try to control the plane as it descended, but the aircraft's wing grazed the overpass, clipping a passing taxi.
The two people in the taxi were injured but in a stable condition after being taken to hospital, CNA said.
Video from the scene showed rescuers in lifeboats trying to pull survivors from the water and the wreckage.
Some passengers appeared to be wearing lifejackets as they waited their turn to board rescue boats.
The military said it had 165 personnel and numerous vehicles nearby to assist rescue efforts if required. At least 13 people are after the Taiwanese TransAsia GE235 plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crashed into a Taipei river shortly after take-off on Wednesday, officials and domestic media said. Local media footage shows rescuers finding a baby and other survivors onboard the plane, apparently unhurt TransAsia Airways plane with 53 passengers crashes into a river after hitting a bridge in New Taipei City A PASSENGER plane with 58 people on board plunged into a river after clipping a road bridge outside Taiwan’s capital, with 27 people rescued so far, leaving others unaccounted for.
The number of fatalities are unclear, but the Taiwanese Civil Aviation Authority said in a press conference that there were nine confirmed deaths, 18 people were injured, and 31 people who were unaccounted for.
Local media has since reported that up to 19 are dead, but according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV, the death toll has risen to 21. TransAsia plane crashes into Taiwan river, up to 16 dead At least 16 people have been killed after a regional TransAsia passenger flight carrying 58 crash-landed into a river in northern Taiwan. Incredible video-footage of the crash has emerged, showing the jet nearly hitting a highway as it ditched.
Dramatic dash-cam footage captured TransAsia Airways flight GE235 as it descended out-of-control towards a highway, moments before slamming into the Keelung River near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei. Rescue personnel work to free passengers from a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. (Image Courtesy CNN)
TAIPEI, Taiwan (KOIN 6) — A TransAsia plane carrying more than 50 people has crashed into a river near Taipei, Taiwan’s Central News Agency (CNA) has reported.
Initial reports stated the plane crashed 10 minutes after taking off from Taipei Songshan Airport Wednesday morning. It was en route to the Kinmen Islands when it crashed, CNA reported.
Rescuers were able to reach some of the 53 passengers and five crew members aboard. At least 16 people died, according to CNA. At least 24 passengers remain unaccounted for.
Among those on board were two children and about 31 Chinese tourists from Xiamen, CNA reported.
KOIN 6 News will continue to provide updates to this story as new information becomes available.
Video shows apparent dashcam footage of Taiwanese crash. Taiwan plane cartwheels into river after take-off, killing at least 19 TransAsia Airways (6702.TW) plane with 58 passengers and crew on board cartwheeled into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, killing at least 19 people and leaving two dozen missing, officials said.
Miraculously, 15 people survived the crash after the plane lurched between buildings, clipped an overpass with its port-side wing and crashed upside down in the shallow water.
Dramatic pictures taken by a motorist and posted on Twitter showed the plane cartwheeling over the motorway soon after the turboprop ATR 72-600 aircraft took off in apparently clear weather on a domestic flight for the island of Kinmen. Many trapped in wreckage of Taiwan plane Rescuers are scrambling to reach
accident caught on tape camera surveillance
un avion de pasajeros se estrella contra un puente y un rio. camara en momento del impacto accidente
february, full and real original 4-2-2015 Impact