PHOTOS: Taiwan plane crashes into river after clipping bridge
February 3, 2015
This screen grab taken from video provided courtesy of TVBS Taiwan on February 4, 2015 shows a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane clipping an elevated motorway and hitting a taxi (C) before crashing into the Keelung river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City. The low-flying passenger plane, TransAsia Flight GE235 with 58 people on board, clipped the bridge and plunged into the river outside Taiwan's capital with at least 11 feared dead and many trapped inside. AFP PHOTO / TVBS Taiwan/AFP/Getty Images ( 537428720 )
This image taken from video provided by TVBS shows a commercial airplane moments before it clipped an elevated roadway and careened into a river in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The ATR-72 prop-jet aircraft had 58 people aboard. (AP Photo/TVBS) ( Taiwan Plane Crash )
This image taken from video provided by TVBS shows a commercial airplane clipping an elevated roadway just before it careened into a river in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The ATR-72 prop-jet aircraft had 58 people aboard. (AP Photo/TVBS) ( Taiwan Plane Crash )
Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( APTOPIX Taiwan Plane Crash )
A survivor is rescued from a commercial plane, after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo) TAIWAN OUT ( APTOPIX Taiwan Plane Crash )
Rescue personnel in a rubber dinghy lift two bodies from the wreckage of a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into the Keelung river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 16 people were killed when TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 with 58 people on board clipped a road bridge and plunged into the river in Taiwan, in the airline's second crash in just seven months. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537431908 )
Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Taiwan Plane Crash )
Rescue personnel carry a body of a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into the Keelung river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 16 people were killed when TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 with 58 people on board clipped a road bridge and plunged into the river in Taiwan, in the airline's second crash in just seven months. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537431903 )
Emergency personnel retrieve the body of a passenger of a commercial plane after it crashed in the water in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into the river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) ( Taiwan Plane Crash )
Rescue personnel in a rubber dinghy lift a passenger (bottom C) from the waters around the wreckage of a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into the Keelung river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 16 people were killed when TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 with 58 people on board clipped a road bridge and plunged into the river in Taiwan, in the airline's second crash in just seven months. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537429668 )
Rescuers check the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 on the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745414 )
Rescuers check the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 on the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745428 )
Rescuers lift the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 out of the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745410 )
Rescuers lift the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 out of the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745422 )
Rescuers lift the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 out of the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745430 )
Rescuers lift the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 out of the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745426 )
Rescuers lift the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 out of the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745432 )
Rescuers carry a victim from the TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 that crashed into the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745488 )
Rescuers check the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 on the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745436 )
Rescuers check the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 on the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462745504 )
The mangled fuselage of a TransAsia Airways commercial plane is dragged to the river bank after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo) ( Taiwan Plane Crash )
Rescuers lift the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 out of the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537433367 )
Rescuers search for pieces of the wreckage of the TransAsia ATR 72-600 in the Keelung river at New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. At least 23 people were killed when a passenger plane operated by TransAsia Airways clipped an overpass soon after take-off and plunged into a river in Taiwan, the airline's second crash in seven months. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537433374 )
Rescue personnel work to free passengers from a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. The passenger plane with 58 people on board was on a domestic flight when it plunged into the river, with at least 10 people rescued and dozens trapped inside, according to television reports. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537424030 )
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - FEBRUARY 04: Rescue teams work to free people from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. At least two deaths have been reported. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462729010 )
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - FEBRUARY 04: Rescue teams work to free people from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. At least two deaths have been reported. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462729014 )
TAIPEI, TAIWAN - FEBRUARY 04: A rescue crew carries a passenger from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. At least two deaths have been reported. (Photo by Ashley Pon/Getty Images) ( 462728998 )
Rescue personnel carry a passenger from a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei on a stretcher in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. The passenger plane with 58 people on board was on a domestic flight when it plunged into the river, with at least 10 people rescued and dozens trapped inside, according to television reports. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537424039 )
Rescue personnel put an injured passenger from a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei into an ambulance in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. The passenger plane with 58 people on board was on a domestic flight when it plunged into the river, with at least 10 people rescued and dozens trapped inside, according to television reports. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537424072 )
Rescue personnel work to free passengers from a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane that crash-landed into a river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei in New Taipei City on February 4, 2015. The passenger plane with 58 people on board was on a domestic flight when it plunged into the river, with at least 10 people rescued and dozens trapped inside, according to television reports. AFP PHOTO / SAM YEHSAM YEH/AFP/Getty Images ( 537424207 )