Car dashboard cameras capture plane crashing into river near Taiwan's capital

After a year of bad news for aviation, with planes disappearing, being shot down and crashing, one might have hoped that 2015 would be brighter for flyers. Unfortunately, February has already begun on a bad note. On Wednesday, at least eight people were killed when a TransAsia Airways plane with 58 people on board crashed into a river near Taipei, in Taiwan.

The flight clipped a bridge shortly after take off and fell into the Keelung river.

Taiwan's Central News Agency  reported that at least eight people were killed. The flight from Taipei Songshan Airport was headed to the Kinmen islands, just off the coast of south-east China.

Series of photos via @Missxoxo168, shows TransAsia flight clipping viaduct, and crashing in Taipei. pic.twitter.com/r7WfeK7N0P

— Scott McClellan (@bamasevere) February 4, 2015

 

TVBS doing a good job of curating images and video from Taipei plane crash: http://t.co/8DIFi2RVv1 pic.twitter.com/MRepa1ImiU

— Micah Grimes (@MicahGrimes) February 4, 2015

 

Live video coverage of rescue efforts after #TransAsia plane ditches in river in Taipei. https://t.co/V6C4T4ZtZf pic.twitter.com/7z4tuYCm6v

— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) February 4, 2015

 

BREAKING: A TransAsia Airways ATR72-600, B22816, crashed in river after takeoff from Taipei Song Shan on 04FEB15 pic.twitter.com/5vyfNQEDkO

— Taryn (@TarynOnthenews) February 4, 2015

 

Survivors pulled from river in passenger jet crash in #Taipei http://t.co/If0EbXYkF0 #BREAKINGNEWS pic.twitter.com/F9IFJ5yoth

— Big Breaking News (@BBNalert) February 4, 2015

 

BREAKING: @W7VOA reports govt' official in Taipei says there are at least 2 dead in plane crash pic.twitter.com/dCTm53blEX

— Gigi Graciette (@GigiGraciette) February 4, 2015