TransAsia plane (file photo)Xinhua News Agency
A TransAsia Airways plane has crashed after failing to make an emergency landing in Taiwan killing 51 people and injuring 7, according to local reports.
The passenger plane, carrying 58 people, caught fire upon crash landing, striking residential buildings in Taiwan's Penghu County. The flight departed from Kaohsiung Siaogang airport at around 5pm local time and was headed for Penghu Magong airport.
Aviation officials said flight GE222 aborted its initial landing and then crashed, local media reported.
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