Plane crashes into river in Taiwan

A Taiwanese commercial flight with 53 passengers aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. Taiwan's Central News Agency said at least 10 people were being taking to safety after the incident but gave no immediate information about the other passengers and crew aboard the TransAsia Airways flight.

Plane crashes into river in Taiwan
AP Photo/Wally Santana

A Taiwanese commercial flight with 53 passengers aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning.

Taiwan's Central News Agency said at least 10 people were being taking to safety after the incident but gave no immediate information about the other passengers and crew aboard the TransAsia Airways flight.

Taiwanese media posted pictures of the plane in the water several dozen yards from the shore in the Keelung River. (AP)

Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A screen grab taken from video provided by TVBS Taiwan, February 4, 2015 shows a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane clipping an elevated motorway and hitting a taxi (AFP Photo/Tvbs Taiwan)

TransAsia Airways GE-235 airline drops into Keelung River and the firefighters are rescuing the passengers on 04th February, 2015 in Keelung, Taiwan, China. (TPG/Getty Images)

TransAsia Airways GE-235 airline drops into Keelung River and the firefighters are rescuing the passengers on 04th February, 2015 in Keelung, Taiwan, China. (TPG/Getty Images)

In this combination photo, a series of images taken from video provided by TVBS show a commercial airplane clipping an elevated roadway just before it careened into a river in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The ATR-72 prop-jet aircraft had 58 people aboard. (AP Photo/TVBS)

A survivor is rescued from a commercial plane, after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo)

Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capita on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Rescue teams work to free people from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. Twelve deaths have currently been reported. (Ashley Pon/Getty Images)

Emergency personnel carry an inflatable dinghy to try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in a river in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Rescuers pull a passenger out of the TransAsia Airways plane which crash landed in a river, in New Taipei City, February 4, 2015. At least two people were killed when a Taiwanese TransAsia plane carrying 58 people crashed landed in a Taipei river on Wednesday, the Taiwan government said. (REUTERS/Pichi Chuang)

TransAsia Airways GE-235 airline drops into Keelung River and the firefighters are rescuing the passengers on 04th February, 2015 in Keelung, Taiwan, China. (TPG/Getty Images)

Rescuers pull a passenger out of the TransAsia Airways plane which crash landed in a river, in New Taipei City, February 4, 2015. At least two people were killed when a Taiwanese TransAsia plane carrying 58 people crashed landed in a Taipei river on Wednesday, the Taiwan government said. (REUTERS/Pichi Chuang)

Emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

An injured passenger (C) is helped onto land by emergency personnel along the river bank after a TransAsia ATR 72-600 turboprop plane crash-landed into the Keelung river outside Taiwan's capital Taipei, on February 4, 2015 (AFP Photo/Sam Yeh)

Emergency personnel retrieve the body of a passenger of a commercial plane after it crashed in the water in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into the river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Emergency personnel retrieve the body of a passenger of a commercial plane after it crashed in the water in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into the river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Rescuers and soldiers remove air plane parts after a TransAsia plane crashed into a river in New Taipei City, February 4, 2015. One person was killed but another 10 showed "no sign of life" after the TransAsia plane carrying 58 passengers and crew crashed into a river in downtown Taipei shortly after take-off, Taiwan's fire department said on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Pichi Chuang)

Stretchers wait on the shoreline of the Keelung River as emergency personnel try to extract passengers from a Taiwanese commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The ATR-72-600 prop-jet aircraft with 58 people aboard went sideways, clipped an elevated roadway and careened into the river Wednesday shortly after takeoff from the island's capital of Taipei, killing more than 10 people, local media and officials said. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A rescue crew carries a window from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. Twelve deaths have currently been reported. (Ashley Pon/Getty Images)

Rescuers and soldiers remove airplane parts after a TransAsia plane crashed into a river in New Taipei City, February 4, 2015. One person was killed but another 10 showed "no sign of life" after the TransAsia plane carrying 58 passengers and crew crashed into a river in downtown Taipei shortly after take-off, Taiwan's fire department said on Wednesday. (REUTERS/Pichi Chuang)

Soldiers and rescue personnel carry the body of a passenger from a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

Emergency personnel work after a commercial plane crashed into a river in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo/Wally Santana)

A rescue crew carries a passenger from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. At least two deaths have been reported. (Ashley Pon/Getty Images)

Emergency personnel approach a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo)

Rescue team carrry items from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. Twelve deaths have currently been reported. (Ashley Pon/Getty Images)

Rescue teams work to free people from a TransAsia Airways ATR 72-600 turboprop airplane that crashed into the Keelung River shortly after takeoff from Taipei Songshan airport on February 4, 2015 in Taipei, Taiwan. Over 50 people were onboard the aircraft when it clipped a bridge and crashed into the river. At least two deaths have been reported. (Ashley Pon/Getty Images)

Emergency personnel work on top of a commercial plane after it crashed in Taipei, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2015. The Taiwanese commercial flight with 58 people aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island's capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. (AP Photo)

A man walks past next to the wreckage of a TransAsia Airways plane which hit a motorway before crash landing in a river, in New Taipei City, February 4, 2015. At least 11 people were killed and up to 19 were missing after a Taiwanese TransAsia Airways plane with 58 passengers and crew on board crashed into a river shortly after taking off from a downtown Taipei airport on Wednesday, officials said. (REUTERS/Stringer)