Taiwan TransAsia Airways plane crash kills at least 40

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A passenger plane has crashed after a failed emergency landing in Taiwan, killing more than 40 people, local officials say.

The domestic TransAsia Airways flight crashed near Magong airport on the outlying Penghu island, reports said.

There were a total of 54 passengers and four crew on board, Taiwan's CNA news agency reported.

Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported.

Transport minister Yeh Kuang-Shih said that 47 people were killed and 11 were injured, CNA reported.

The agency previously said that 51 were feared killed, citing fire department officials.

"It's chaotic [at] the scene," Jean Shen, director of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, told Reuters news agency.

More details: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28448763

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ethomaz


Xevross

That sucks, glad it wasnt me (I flew yesterday)

Riderz1337

WTFFFFFFFFFFF!!!

fudge it I'm not getting on a plane any more lmfao
Legend made me remove this. Everybody riot.