Accidents
TransAsia ATR 72 Crashes in Taiwan, Killing At Least 23
Second deadly crash for Taiwanese airline in seven months
A TransAsia ATR 72-600 takes off from Toulouse on its delivery flight. (Photo: ATR)
A TransAsia ATR 72-600 takes off from Toulouse on its delivery flight. (Photo: ATR)

A TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 carrying 58 passengers crashed into Taiwan’s Keelung River shortly after taking off from Taipei Songshan Airport on Wednesday, killing at least 23 occupants. At least 15 people survived the crash after the 72-seat turboprop banked sharply left soon after takeoff, barely missing an apartment building and clipping the top of a taxi traveling on an overpass with its left wing before crashing into the river. As night fell crews continued to search for 20 missing occupants.