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TransAsia Plane Crashes in Taipei | Caught on Tape
- Published_at:2015-02-04
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:News Addict
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- description: TransAsia Crash, TransAsia Airways, TransAsia Plane Crash, Transasia Accident, Taipei - Taiwanese drivers reportedly captured the moments before TransAsia flight GE235 crashed into a river near the country's capital city of Taipei today. The unverified footage appears to show the plane, a turboprop ATR-72, rolling to the left as it descends over a road. Apple Daily said the plane carried 58 — five crew and 53 passengers — but TransAsia spokesperson Frankie Fang was unable to confirm the number of people on board. Taiwan's Aviation Safety Council confirmed that there had been a plane crash at around 10:45 AM local time. TransAsia Airways has since confirmed that at least 13 people have diedin the crash. China's Xinhua News said that 27 people were rushed to hospital after being rescued from the plane's fuselage Unverified footage of the plane, in which its wing appears to strike a car traveling along the raised expressway, was tweeted by Twitter user Missxoxo168. Pictures attributed to Taiwan's TVBS appear to show a taxi cab on the same stretch of road with extensive damage that could have been caused by collision with the plane's wing. Live footage from the scene of the crash shows a number of rescue workers making efforts to extract passengers from the stricken plane, some three hours after the country's aviation authority said the crash took place. Pictures taken by journalist Tim Culpan on location show most of the plane submerged in water, with rescue workers using inflatable boats to reach the fuselage. The Taipei city government has established a disaster response center to deal with the aftermath of the crash.
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