Passenger plane crash in Taiwan leaves 40 dead

Transasia Airways aircraft crashed while making an emergeny landing

Wed Jul 23 2014 - 14:47

A Transasia Airways plane crashed when making an emergency landing in Taiwan today, killing 40 people, China's Xinhua news agency said.

Taiwan media said a domestic flight had crashed, killing or injuring more than 40 people. No more details were immediately available.

Xinhua said the accident happened in Penghu county.

More to follow.

Reuters

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