Dramatic footage shows the moment a plane hit a bridge before crashing into a river
The TransAsia ATR 72-600 plane with 58 people on board was on a domestic flight when it hit a road bridge in the capital Taipei.
The moment of impact was captured on a passing driver's dashcam, and shows the aircraft's wing clipping a taxi before it disappears out of view.
State media said the plane came down in the Keelung River about 25 metres (30 yards) from the shore.
According to reports, it took off from nearby Sungshan airport at 10.53am local time and lost contact with air traffic control two minutes later.
It was heading for the Kinmen islands, and as many as 31 passengers were Chinese, three of them children. Kinmen's airport is a common link between Taipei and China's Fujian province.
The other 22 passengers, including one child, and five crew were from Taiwan.
Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration said 19 people were confirmed dead, 15 were injured and 24 were still missing.
Wu Jun-hong, a Taipei fire department official coordinating the rescue operation, said those missing were either in the fuselage or had been swept down river.
The moment of impact was captured on a passing driver's dashcam, and shows the aircraft's wing clipping a taxi before it disappears out of view.
Where the plane crashed and its intended route
According to reports, it took off from nearby Sungshan airport at 10.53am local time and lost contact with air traffic control two minutes later.
It was heading for the Kinmen islands, and as many as 31 passengers were Chinese, three of them children. Kinmen's airport is a common link between Taipei and China's Fujian province.
The other 22 passengers, including one child, and five crew were from Taiwan.
Taiwan's Civil Aeronautics Administration said 19 people were confirmed dead, 15 were injured and 24 were still missing.
Wu Jun-hong, a Taipei fire department official coordinating the rescue operation, said those missing were either in the fuselage or had been swept down river.
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