A TransAsia Airways plane has crash landed into the Keelung River in Taipei, breaking into several pieces and injuring more than 10 people. At least 12 people have been reported dead.
Sixteen people have been rescued and sent to hospital, of which two of them were dead on arrival, said Taiwan’s Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA). Thirty are still trapped or missing, reported TVBS. More than a hundred rescuers are currently involved.
The plane, TransAsia GE235, had 58 people aboard when it crash landed at 10.56am, local time, reported TVBS. Of the 58, there were 51 adults, two children and five crew members. Taiwan’s CAA said the plane lost contact at 10.53am.
Thirty-one mainland Chinese tourists were among those on board, Taiwan’s tourism bureau said.
LIVE NEWS Coverage from Formosa TV （民視 新聞）