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| San Francisco plane crash victim 'hit by fire truck' | San Francisco plane crash victim 'hit by fire truck' |
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| One of two Chinese girls killed when a plane crashed at San Francisco airport last week was hit by a fire truck as she lay on the tarmac, police say. | One of two Chinese girls killed when a plane crashed at San Francisco airport last week was hit by a fire truck as she lay on the tarmac, police say. |
| Ye Mengyuan, 16, was found covered in fire-fighting foam in the tyre tracks of the truck. It is not clear if she was still alive when it hit her. | Ye Mengyuan, 16, was found covered in fire-fighting foam in the tyre tracks of the truck. It is not clear if she was still alive when it hit her. |
| Asiana flight 214 hit a sea wall and crashed short of the runway, as it approached too low and too slowly. | Asiana flight 214 hit a sea wall and crashed short of the runway, as it approached too low and too slowly. |
| Dozens of passengers were also wounded, although most suffered minor injuries. | Dozens of passengers were also wounded, although most suffered minor injuries. |
| "We know for sure she was at least run over one time, but at the time she was under foam, so nobody could have seen her," San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr told the San Francisco Chronicle. | "We know for sure she was at least run over one time, but at the time she was under foam, so nobody could have seen her," San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr told the San Francisco Chronicle. |
| Ye's cause of death has not yet been established, but county coroners have suggested their findings could be released next week. | Ye's cause of death has not yet been established, but county coroners have suggested their findings could be released next week. |
| She and another Chinese 16-year-old who died, Wang Linjia, had been in the rear of the plane, where many of the most seriously injured passengers were seated, but their bodies were found on the tarmac. | She and another Chinese 16-year-old who died, Wang Linjia, had been in the rear of the plane, where many of the most seriously injured passengers were seated, but their bodies were found on the tarmac. |
| About 30 surviving passengers remain in hospital, many with serious spinal injuries. | About 30 surviving passengers remain in hospital, many with serious spinal injuries. |
| The plane came in much too shallow last Saturday before its main landing gear struck a sea wall well short of the end of the runway, and the 777's tail was ripped off. | The plane came in much too shallow last Saturday before its main landing gear struck a sea wall well short of the end of the runway, and the 777's tail was ripped off. |
| The airplane went into a 360-degree spin before coming to rest. | The airplane went into a 360-degree spin before coming to rest. |
| Officials have said that pilots only realised the plane was flying too slowly seconds before the crash. | Officials have said that pilots only realised the plane was flying too slowly seconds before the crash. |
| The pilot, who was about half way through his training, pushed the throttles to speed up and then tried to abort the landing, but it was too late. |