Passenger plane Crashed in Taipei

KABUL: (Middle East Press) A passenger plane carrying 58 people on board has crashed down and plunged into a river outside the Taiwanese capital Taipei, leaving at least 19 people dead, according to officials.

Officials said, more than 24 others were still missing, apparently trapped inside the partially submerged plane wreckage, others have been rescued.

The TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane was on a domestic flight when it hit a road bridge before colliding into the river, the local reports said. Rescuers were trying to reach the trapped passengers, they said.

“I saw a taxi, probably just meters ahead of me, being hit by one wing of the plane. The plane was massive and really close to me. I’m still shuddering,” one witness, who saw the crash, told TVBS news channel.

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