Eleven people have been killed and dozens trapped after a passenger plane crashed into a river in Taiwan.
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 after taking off from Sungshan airport.
The driver of the taxi was not hurt and at least 28 people were pulled from the wreckage and taken to safety.
Taiwan's Central News Agency (CNA) said the flight, from Taipei to the island of Kinmen, lost contact at 10.55am local time.
The plane's fuselage was seen half-submerged in the river about 25 metres from the bank.
Passengers and rescuers were filmed standing on the hull and swimming in the water, with rubber boats surrounding the remains.
Rescue workers could be seen pulling carry-on luggage from an open plane door.
The accident comes just months after a TransAsia ATR-72 crashed while attempting to land on the island of Penghu off Taiwan's coast, killing 48 people and injuring another 10.
Stormy weather and low visibility were suspected as factors in that crash last July.
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