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| Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river | Taiwan TransAsia plane crash-lands in Taipei river |
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| A TransAsia Airways plane has crashed into a river near the capital, Taipei, after clipping a bridge shortly after take-off. | |
| More than 50 people were onboard the domestic flight, and a number of people were reportedly injured. | |
| Some reports said there were several people trapped inside the plane in need of rescue. | |
| Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) showed a picture of a plane almost submerged in the Keelung river. | Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) showed a picture of a plane almost submerged in the Keelung river. |
| The ATR-72 had just taken off from Taipei Songshan Airport and was headed to the outlying Kinmen island, just off the coast of south-east China, CNA said. | |
| CNA quoted a government spokesman as saying the plane crashed after hitting an elevated bridge. | |
| Local channel ETTV showed footage of the plane banking sharply and clipping the bridge before crashing into the river. | |
| Television images showed rescuers standing on large sections of broken wreckage trying to pull passengers out of the plane with ropes. | |
| Those that were rescued were helped into dinghies and taken to shore. | |
| In July last year 48 people died when a TransAsia Airways plane crashed amid stormy weather in Taiwan's Penghu archipelago. | In July last year 48 people died when a TransAsia Airways plane crashed amid stormy weather in Taiwan's Penghu archipelago. |