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Caught On Tape: The Moment 58 People Aboard A Taiwanese Plane Thought It Was All Over
Earlier this evening, shortly after take-off from the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, a commercial aircraft with 58 people on board clipped a bridge and crashed into a river. As AP reports, the death count is either 2 (aviation authority) or 3 (Central News Agency) which is simply stunning considering the following unbelievable clip...
Taiwan's aviation authority say at least two people have been killed when a commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei.
Aviation authority director Lin Chi-ming told a news conference that two people were killed. The country's Central News Agency said three people were killed.
Taiwanese media posted pictures of the plane in the water several dozen meters (yards) from the shore in the Keelung River.
CNA said the flight from Taipei to the outlying island of Kinmen lost contact with flight controllers at 10:55 a.m. and the fuselage landed in the Keelung River near the city's downtown Sungshan airport.
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The rescue is still underway...
@Riteishd @geneliad Local TV footage shows #TransAsia plane almost submerged in Taiwan's Keelung river pic.twitter.com/6MieyZHp4D
— Veena Panchal (@Veena04Panchal) February 4, 2015
Latest on #TransAsia #GE235 #crash #Taiwan
http://t.co/OdFL38qnIz pic.twitter.com/VgnetKOCrE #Taipei #TransAsia #Taiwan— Mabel Gasca (@mabelgasca) February 4, 2015
Thank God @mashable: Passengers escape from plane after it crashes in Taiwan river http://t.co/TeQzdC606r pic.twitter.com/cdVxqILRmd"
— NAPPY ® (@Iwin3) February 4, 2015
Al menos tres personas han muerto y ocho han resultado heridas tras caída de avión en Taiwán. pic.twitter.com/TCeHGxqYaz"
— Vozz Noticias (@VozzRadio) February 4, 2015
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Incredibly smooth lane change from that unbelievably cool-headed driver!
First time caught on tape..... the precise second where 58 bungholes pucker in unison. The most documented thus far.. Quick, call Guiness Book of Workd Records for the final tally!
That's pretty crazy video. Prayers for the survivors, and those that survive the lost.
Seems like WW-III is raging
The lesson to be learned, from this and the thousands of other crazy dashcam-recorded events to be found all over the web, is DON'T GET A DASHCAM!!! If you do, something insane is bound to happen right in front of you.