(AP) -A Taiwanese plane crashed into a shallow river on Wednesday, the latest accident in a tragic 12 months for Asian air travel. Recent airplane disasters affecting the region:TRANSASIA AIRWAYS GE232An ATR 72-600 plane operated by TransAsia Airways, a private Taiwanese airline, turned on its side in midair, clipped a bridge, hit a taxi and careened into a river Wednesday with 58 people on board. Rescuers pulled out people and bodies from the mostly sunken fuselage; at least 15 people were killed. The flight went down shortly after takeoff from Taipeis downtown Sungshan Airport and was heading to the outlying …read more
Source: Dunya TV
