Nineteen people are dead after a TransAsia airplane crashed this morning in a river in Taipei.
TransAsia Flight GE 235 crashed shortly after takeoff at around 11am, plunging into the Keelung River in Taipei’s south harbor after one of its wings collided with a highway and a taxi. The crash was caught on tape by a dash-cam.
Aside from the 12 fatalities, 18 people are injured while 31 people remain unaccounted for.
The ATR-72 turboprop had 53 passengers and five airline staff on board. Most passengers - 31 of them - were from Mainland China.
Flight GE 235 was scheduled to fly to the island of Quemoy, located off the coast of Fujian.
You can watch a video here, and scroll down for more photos.
UPDATE 1, February 4, 2:54pm: CCTV reports the number of fatalities have risen to 13.
UPDATE 2, Februrary 5, 10:22am: After a night of recovery efforts, the new number of fatalities stands at 31. Meanwhile, 17 people are listed as injured, and 12 people remain missing.
