12 dead in a #crash of #plane carrying 53 in #Taipei of #Taiwan

12 dead in a #crash of #plane carrying 53 in #Taipei of #TaiwanA Taiwanese commercial plane had been crashed into river in the Taipei on Wednesday morning with at least 12 people had been killed out of 53 were boarded in it.

The state media of Taiwan had confirmed that 12 dead in crash of passenger flight into Taipei river after takeoff.

The Central News Agency of Taiwan had said that at least 10 people were being taking to safety after the incident but gave no immediate information about the other passengers and crew aboard the TransAsia Airways flight.

Taiwanese media posted pictures of the plane in the water several dozen meters from the shore in the Keelung River.

CNA said the flight from Taipei to the outlying island of Kinmen lost contact with flight controllers at 10-55 a.m. and the fuselage landed in the Keelung River near the city’s downtown Sungshan airport.

The plane was identified as a French-made twin-engine turboprop ATR 72 with a two-pilot air crew.

Bureau Report

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