As Twitchy reported, TransAsia flight #GE235 crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff yesterday in Taipei, Taiwan with 58 passengers and crew aboard.
Sadly, the death toll from the accident has climbed to at least 23 dead and 20 missing:
ALERT 23 confirmed dead in Taiwan plane crash, country's Civil Aeronautics Administration says – @NBCNews http://t.co/vZ9WfXXV5j
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) February 4, 2015
The crash was caught on dashcam, showing the plane’s wing clipping a taxi and the bridge before plunging into the river:
23 dead, dozens missing after TransAsia plane crashes after takeoff http://t.co/YdHSP1kKnM pic.twitter.com/qfmKaeDiFx
— UPI.com (@UPI) February 4, 2015
Miraculously, the cab driver survived the incident:
TVBS: Taxi cab was clipped by #GE235 as it descended into river in Taipei. #Taiwan #TransAsia pic.twitter.com/YuvtTl9xUP
— Steve Herman (@W7VOA) February 4, 2015
Pics of man emerging from taxi speared by the wing of the #TransAsia plane crash http://t.co/amZhivxIuk pic.twitter.com/4Btl6STkvk
— Daily Mirror (@DailyMirror) February 4, 2015
It’s amazing that he was able to walk away from all of this. More updates:
Drone footage shows #TransAsia plane wreckage: http://t.co/4M7eWzfJBR pic.twitter.com/J3L62G26Bt
— The Telegraph (@Telegraph) February 4, 2015
#TransAsia: Pilot rotated plane 90 degrees to avoid crashing into 2 buildings, CTITV reports http://t.co/XMcg5e5ZUn pic.twitter.com/1bMmQC6f1M
— TODAY (@TODAYonline) February 4, 2015
And rescue efforts are ongoing:
There are now about 100 rescue workers at the scene of the #TransAsia crash. Latest: http://t.co/AimrWxJkcC pic.twitter.com/3ZWsdoDjpW
— Telegraph Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) February 4, 2015
#TransAsia plane crash: "There are divers and rescue swimmers going inside the fuselage to try and recover bodies" http://t.co/dL6CBP9WV6
— BBC World Service (@bbcworldservice) February 4, 2015
Photographs after #TransAsia Airways flight crashed into river in #Taipei http://t.co/rbPBtbMN7T pic.twitter.com/NfNUtBiXju
— Yahoo News (@YahooNews) February 4, 2015
This is the second crash of a TransAsia plane in less than a year. We reported back in July:
And:
It's the second TransAsia Airways crash in less than 7 months! #GE222 & #GE235 pic.twitter.com/0snQyAl1iK
— Air Disasters (@AirCrashMayday) February 4, 2015
Crashed #TransAsia plane is the airline's second in less than a year http://t.co/AimrWxJkcC pic.twitter.com/mf8PAGbLz9
— Telegraph Breaking News (@TelegraphNews) February 4, 2015
The airplane involved in both crashes was the French-Italian made twin-engine turboprop ATR72:
https://twitter.com/aron_lj/status/562865515551797249
https://twitter.com/AhnaafAhmad/status/562892283167911936
Prayers to all those involved and affected by this tragedy.
Update:
The death toll in the Taiwan plane crash has risen. 35 people died, 15 were injured, 8 Chinese nationals are missing http://t.co/ebMwalDpfa
— WSJ Asia (@WSJAsia) February 6, 2015
Editor’s note: This post has been updated with an additional tweet.
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Reports: TransAsia flight #GE222 crashes in Taiwan [photos]