대만 국내선 비행기 추락사고로 최소 25명 사망 Taiwan plane crash:At least 25 people have been confirmed dead..(VIDEO)
The world's luckiest taxi driver:
Cabbie cheats death after Taiwan plane clipped his car before plunging into river killing at least 31
58명 태운 대만 국내선 비행기 추락사고로 최소 25명 사망 확인
비행기에 부딪힌 택시운전기사 기적적으로 살아나
Two-year-old boy one of four children pulled from the wreckage after surviving the horror crash on Wednesday
TransAsia GE235 passenger plane with 58 people on board plunged into Keeling River in capital city Taipei
At least 25 people have been confirmed dead, according to Taiwanese Civil Aviation Authority, and 18 are missing
An emergency rescue operation with over 1000 personnel, including military troops, continues throughout the night
There were 53 passengers and five crew on board, 31 of whom were tourists from mainland China
It crushed a taxi, injuring the driver, before clipping a freeway overpass and plunging into the river
An emergency rescue operation with more than 1,000 personnel, including military troops, is under way
Investigators are examining the plane's blackbox retrieved from the wreckage to outline the cause of the accident
승객과 승무원 등 58명을 태운 대만의 푸싱(復興)항공 국내선 여객기가 이륙 직후 공항 인근의 고가도로를 들이받고 하천으로 추락했다. 중앙통신사(CNA) 등 대만 매체들은 4일 오전 10시45분(현지시간) 타이베이(臺北)에서 진먼(金門)으로 향하려던 여객기(편명 B22816)가 오전 10시55분께 타이베이시 송산공항 인근 고가도로 상단을 들이받고 지룽(基隆)천으로 추락했다고 보도했다.  사고 항공기에는 승객 53명과 승무원 5명등 모두 58명이 타고 있었으며, 현재 신베이(新北)시 소방당국이 사고지역에서 구조활동을 벌이고 있다. 대만 언론은 사고기에 중국인 관광객 20여명이 타고 있었으나 그외 외국인 탑승객은 확인되지 않고 있다고 보도했다. 이 사고로 최소 25명이 사망한 것으로 확인됐다.(외신 인용 추가) 부상당한 승객들이 인근 병원으로 옮겨져 치료를 받고 있다. 소방당국은 기내에 갇힌 수십명을 구출하는 작업을 하고 있다. 또 항공기가 충돌하면서 고가 도로 위를 달리던 택시를 덮쳐 타고 있는 운전자와 승객도 부상했다. 목격자의 진술에 의하면 이륙한 항공기는 저공 비행을 하다가 동체가 90도 틀어진 상태에서 고가도로 쪽으로 향했다. 항공기가 충돌한 고가도로는 일반 건물 6층 높이에 해당한다. 이번에 추락한 항공기는 작년 7월 대만 펑후(澎湖)에서 추락해 48명의 사상자를 낸 기종과 같은 ATR-72 쌍발 터보프롭 프로펠러 항공기다. (타이베이=연합뉴스) 노해랑 통신원 mansedoly@yna.co.kr |
By LILLIAN RADULOVA and SALLY LEE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA and ASSOCIATED PRESS and AFP and ELAINE O'FLYNN FOR MAILONLINE
A taxi driver is lucky to be alive after a passenger plane clipped his vehicle before hitting a motorway overpass and crashing into a river in Taiwan killing at least 31 people.
The cabbie, named locally as Mr Zhou, scrambled from the wreckage of his car with serious injuries before telling doctors 'I fainted the moment it hit us'.
Flight 235 with 58 people aboard - many of them travellers from China - banked sharply on its side on Wednesday shortly after takeoff from Taipei, smashing into a highway bridge and then plunging into the Keelung River below.
Mr Zhou, who is said to have a heart condition, reportedly clambered from his vehicle before admitting: 'I am lucky to be alive'.
A two-year-old boy was one of four children who miraculously survived the terrifying crash. So far 15 survivors have been pulled from the wreckage of the plane, as more than 1,000 rescue personnel scramble to try and save people trapped in the aircraft which crashed into the Keeling River in the capital city of Taipei.
Dramatic footage of the rescue operation, which is still ongoing, shows the child being carried out on the aeroplane by emergency workers with barely a scratch on him. Once the dinghy reaches dry land, he is rushed away to be looked over by medics.
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Crash: A taxi driver (pictured in the grey jacket) was taken to hospital after suffering severe head injuries and concussion when the plane crushed his vehicle before colliding with the bridge
Smash: Terrifying pictures have emerged of a passenger plane with 58 people on board plunging into a river near Taiwan's capital Taipei after clipping a bridge on the freeway
Miracle: A rescue worker hands over a two-year-old boy after survivor a devastating plane crash in Taiwan. The aircraft clipped a motorway shortly after take off and crashed into the Keeling River
Safe: The toddler and a Taiwanese official rush to safety once they reach dry land, after the little boy is rescued from the plane which crashed into the Keeling River in Taipai, Taiwan's capital city
Passengers' belongings are placed in front of the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane on the Keelung river bank outside Taiwan's capital Taipei
A military police officer inspects passengers' luggage recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft
Clothes, suitcases and other belongings were recovered from the wreckage of the aircraft and placed next to the crash site
At least 25 people were killed in the crash, which happened just three minutes after the plane took off from a Taipei airport.
While the survivors receive medical attention and counselling following the horrifying incident, emergency workers continue to look for 18 people who are still not accounted for as night falls on the crash site.
Cranes have been used to remove part of the fuselage from the river, which was lying half submerged.
Fire department officials have confirmed that 14 of the fatalities died at the scene while the others died as a result of their injuries before they reached a hospital,The Strait Times reports.
NIghtfall: Rescue teams are set to work through the night to find missing passengers and establish the cause of the crash, which is currently unknown
Probe: Firefighters use torches to look for survivors and clues within the wreckage of TransAsia GE235 passenger plane, which crashed into the Keeling River after clipping a motorway and taxi shortly after taking off
Salvage: Cranes were used to lift part of the sunken aeroplane out of the river. At least 25 people have died from the cras
The other 18 passengers are believed to be still trapped inside the TransAsia Airways GE235 plane as the rescue operation on the Keeling River in the capital city of Taipei continues.
Terrifying footage of the disaster, filmed by a passing motorist's dashboard camera, has emerged and shows the ATR 72-600 turboprop domestic flight, reportedly with 58 people on board, plunging into the water only three minutes after taking off from Songshan airport which was 5km away.
Speaking earlier today Wu Jun-hong, a Taipei Fire Department official who was coordinating the rescue, said the missing people were believed to still be in the fuselage, blocked from the entrance by interior wreckage, or had been pulled downriver.
'The focus of our work is to try to use cranes to lift the front part of the wreckage, which is submerged under the water and is where most of the other passengers are feared trapped,' Wu told reporters at the scene.
'At the moment, things don't look too optimistic. Those in the front of the plane are likely to have lost their lives.'
Attempt: Rescue personnel in a rubber dinghy remove a passenger from the wreckage using ropes before transporting them to land and hospitals
Lucky: A survivor is taken to safety by emergency crew: 25 people have reportedly died and 15 people have been rescued
Assistance: An injured passenger is helped onto land by emergency personnel along the river bank. Amongst those rescued are four children
Wounded: Another injured passenger is stretchered by emergency workers after being fitted with a neck brace
Aid: Rescuers transfer an injured passenger from a crashed plane in Taipei to an ambulance vehicle
However The Strait Times reported that eye witnesses of the disaster claimed they saw people being thrown out of the plane upon impact.
Civil aviation officials said the flight took off at 10:53am, en route to the island of Kinmen, and lost contact with controllers two minutes later. The cause of the crash remains unknown.
In what was believed to be the final communication from the cockpit, aired by local television news, the plane's crew could be heard shouting 'Mayday! Mayday! Engine flameout!'.
A 'flameout' is when the flame in a plane's engine is extinguished, resulting in a loss of power or engine failure.
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Tragedy: A white sheet is laid over one of the passengers killed in the crash, as the body is taken past military personnel drafted in to help with the rescue operation
Probe: Investigators are examining the plane's blackbox (pictured) retrieved from the wreckage to outline the cause of the accident
Safety: Fire department officials have confirmed that 14 of the fatalities died on the spot while the remaining died as a result of their injuries before they reached a hospital
Secure: Operators begin their operations to secure the crashed aircraft. On board the plane were 53 passengers and five crew, 31 of whom were tourists from mainland China
Prise: Search and rescue team members tried to open a hole in the plane to search for those trapped inside the fuselage
An official from the national fire agency told AFP at least three people showed 'no life signs' when rescue crews first arrived at the accident site.
'Three people showed no heartbeat and other life signs when they were rescued,' Lin Kuan-cheng said.
More than 1000 emergency personnel, including five rescue teams from the local fire crew and hundreds of military troops, were sent to Nanyang Bridge where they used inflatable speed boats to access the crash site.
Rescue teams were also seen atop the wreckage, where they pulled passengers out to safety before assisting them to land and finally rushing them to various hospitals.
On board the plane were 53 passengers and five crew, 31 of whom were tourists from mainland China.
A taxi driver was also taken to hospital after suffering severe head injuries and concussion when the plane crushed his vehicle before colliding with the bridge.
Debris: A man walks past the wreckage of the GE235 flight which clipped a freeway overpass before crash landing in a river
Help: 'The focus of our work is to try to use cranes to lift the front part of the wreckage, which is submerged under the water and is where most of the other passengers are feared trapped,'a senior fire department official said
The plane, which is a privately-owned airline, had just taken off from Songshan Airport in Taipei and was en route to the island of Kinmen
Civil aviation officials said the flight took off at 10:53 am and lost contact with controllers two minutes later
Rush: Thousands of people have crowded around the crash site in Taiwan as 20 passangers remain unaccounted for
Assistance: Rescue personnel, military and members of the media line up along the shore as the rescue operations continues
Help: An injured passenger with blood on her face is escorted by emergency personnel up the river bank
Investigators are examining the plane's blackbox retrieved from the wreckage to outline the cause of the accident.
Lin Chih-ming, head of Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration, said the ATR 72-600 was less than a year old and was last serviced just over a week ago.
The pilot had 14,000 flying hours and the co-pilot 4,000 hours, Lin said.
It's not the first time TransAsia has been struck by tragedy as another of its planes, also an ATR-7, crashed in a rainstorm in July off Penghu Island in the Taiwan Strait.
The plane crash killed 48 people and injured 10 others.
Infographics: The plane crashed three minutes after take off, only five kilometres from the runway
Emergency personnel carry the body of a passenger extracted from the commercial plane after it crashed
Bags: A policeman takes photo of passengers' luggage recovered from the plane which crashed into the Keelung River
Collection: Military personnel carry items from the ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane to shore
Wreckage: Parts of the airplane are seen lying on the ground where they fell when the aircraft crashed into the freeway bridge
Divers at work: Lin Chih-ming, head of Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration, said the ATR 72-600 was less than a year old and was last serviced just over a week ago
Stranded: Civil aviation officials said the flight took off at 10:53 am and lost contact with controllers two minutes later
Wreckage: Investigators will be examining causes of the accident, the Aviation Safety Council spokesman Wang Hsing-chung said
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