
Wednesday shortly after taking off from Taiwan, TransAsia Airways Flight GE235 crashed in Keeling River. The ATR -72 had just taken off from Taipei Songshan Airport and was headed to the outlying Kinmen Island. Flight controller lost contact with the plane at 10.55 local time (02.55 GMT)
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Taiwanese Civil Aviation Authority said in press conference that there were nine confirmed deaths, 18 people were injuries and 31 people who were unaccounted for.