UPDATE. TransAsia crash: Twelve dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river
TransAsia crash: Twelve dead as plane crashes into Taiwan river






At least 12 people have died after a TransAsia Airways plane clipped a bridge and crashed into a river near the Taiwanese capital, Taipei.

Fifty-eight people were onboard the domestic flight, and a number of people were reportedly injured.

Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) broadcast footage of the plane almost submerged in the Keelung river.

Rescue teams are alongside the plane trying to rescue several people still trapped inside.

Cindy Sui reports: ''Many of the people on board are still inside the aircraft''

The ATR-72 turbo-prop plane had just taken off from Taipei Songshan Airport and was heading to the outlying Kinmen islands, just off the coast of the south-eastern Chinese city of Xiamen, CNA said.

Flight controllers lost contact with the plane at 10:55 local time (02:55 GMT).

Footage of the plane apparently filmed from inside passing cars showed it banking sharply, hitting a taxi and clipping the bridge before crashing into the river.

Sumur (www.bbc.com)

Terjemahan Kilat

Sedikitnya 12 orang tewas setelah sebuah pesawat TransAsia Airways jatuh ke sungai di dekat ibukota Taiwan, Taipei. Lima puluh delapan orang ada dalam penerbangan, dan sejumlah orang dilaporkan terluka. Central News Agency Taiwan (CNA) menyiarkan rekaman dari pesawat hampir tenggelam di sungai Keelung. Tim penyelamat yang bersama pesawat mencoba untuk menyelamatkan beberapa orang masih terjebak di dalam. Cindy Sui melaporkan: "'Banyak orang masih berada di dalam pesawat' ' ATR-72 turbo prop-pesawat baru saja lepas landas dari Taipei Songshan Airport dan sedang menuju ke pulau-pulau Kinmen terpencil, di lepas pantai kota Cina selatan-timur Xiamen, kata CNA. Flight controllers kehilangan kontak dengan pesawat di 10:55 waktu setempat (02:55 GMT). Cuplikan dari pesawat ternyata direkam dari dalam mobil yang lewat, pesawat memukul taksi dan melintasi jembatan sebelum menabrak sungai.


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