TransAsia Plane Crashes in Taiwan, Leaves at Least 12 People Dead
Incidents | February 4, 2015, Wednesday // 09:17| views
Search and rescue team members operate on a TransAsia Airways passenger plane crashed into the Keelung River in Taipei, Taiwan, 04 February 2015, shortly after taking-off from the Taipei Songshan Airport for Kinmen Island. Photo: EPA
A TransAsia plane crashed into a river near Taiwan's capital Taipei on Wednesday, leaving at least twelve people dead.
The aircraft was conducting a domestic flight from Taipei to the Kinmen islands, when it lost contact with flight controllers shortly after take-off, the BBC reports.
The plane had 58 people on board, the majority of whom were tourists from mainland China.
Rescue teams are trying to retrieve several people still trapped in the plane
According to Taipei officials, 16 people suffered injuries, while 30 people are still unaccounted for.
TransAsia suffered a similar accident in July 2014, when a plane crashed due to stormy weather in Taiwan's Penghu archipelago, killing 48 people.
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