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| A passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say. | |
| The domestic TransAsia Airways flight crashed near Magong airport on the outlying Penghu island, reports said. | |
| There were a total of 54 passengers and four crew on board, Taiwan's CNA news agency reported. | |
| Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported. | |
| Fifty-one people were feared dead and seven were injured, CNA reported, citing fire department officials. | |
| Firefighters and other emergency personnel are still attempting to rescue those on board. | |
| Local firefighters say the plane did not reach the airport landing strip, but crashed nearby, losing contact with flight radars for a few moments before the crash, the BBC's Cindy Sui in Taipei reports. | |
| Eyewitnesses reported seeing a big fire from the scene of the crash, our correspondent adds. | |
| David Vargas, a spokesman for plane manufacturer ATR, told the BBC's Chinese service: "We are aware of the crash. We are trying to get more information and confirm what went wrong." | |
| Are you affected by the crash? Are you near Magong airport? You can email your comments to haveyoursay@bbc.co.uk, using the subject line 'Taiwan'. |