PUBLISHED ONFebruary 04, 2015 3:58 AM
TAIPEI - A passenger plane with 58 people on board plunged into a river outside Taiwan’s capital Taipei Wednesday, with 10 people rescued and dozens trapped inside, according to television reports.
The TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane was on a domestic flight when it hit a road bridge before ploughing into the river, the reports said.
Rescuers were trying to reach the trapped passengers, they said.