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Passing motorists and other horrified spectators captured the terrifying moment from the dashboard camera as a TransAsia passenger flight crashed through a bridge and fell into a nearby river in Taipei on Wednesday, claiming at the least 31 lives instantly. The TransAsia GE235 jet, with 58 passengers and crew alike on board apparently lost its control and lurched between buildings, overpassing one of its wings before finally crashing terribly upside down into the waters, following a take-off from the Taipei airport.
However, the Taiwanese rescue officials and other authorities refused to give up their flare of hope on recovering the missing people on Thursday, a day after the crash occurred. The Civil Aeronautics Administration (CAA) of Taiwan reported about 15 known survivors with the pilot and co-pilot among the first to be killed.
TransAsia’s shares sufferred dramatically too, as they closed down at 6.9%, its biggest decline since 2011, with another 4% decline on Thursday. The blackbox has been recovered, but no substantial information has been made available. As compensation to the families of the dead, 1.2 million dollars in Taiwan currency have been promised with 200,000 Taiwanese dollars to the injured.
The plane crash grabbed international attention as the horrifying video of the plane crashing down, captured by the passing motorists, went viral on the social media.
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