Taiwan plane plunged into the river killing 20-photos and video

A plane crash occured this morning involving  TransAsia Airways flight GE235 which crashed into KeelungRiver after take off  from Taipei Songshan airport. The were 53 passengers and 5 crew on board. A major rescue operation continues and about 20 have been reported dead.
At least 15 people survived the crash, including a small child who was filmed being rescued. No survivors have been found for several hours.
Relatives of the 31 Chinese passengers on board the flight will travel to Taipei on Thursday. Some 16 of the Chinese passengers were with Teyung Group, and the remainder with Flying Tours. Flying Tours confirmed that a Chinese child was among those rescued.

Extraordinary footage has emerged of the plane partially crushing a taxi as it crashed into the river. A manager of the taxi company told the Guardian that the driver is in hospital with a head injury but is in a stable condition.
 Flight recorders have been salvaged from the wreckage. The pilot is reported to have alerted air traffic control to an engine flameout, but the cause of the crash is unknown.

TransAsia has offered its deep apology for the crash as it faced questions abouts its safety record. Today’s crash is the carrier’s second fatal accident in seven months. Last year a TransAsia ATR 72-500 crashed while trying to land at Penghu Island, killing 48 of the 58 passengers and crew on board.
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