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One Asiana 214 Fatality Thought to be from Emergency Vehicle

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Key Takeaways:

  • The San Mateo County coroner is investigating if one of the two teenage fatalities from Asiana 214 survived the crash only to be killed by an emergency vehicle.
  • One of the two 16-year-old Chinese girls, the only fatalities in the crash, had injuries "consistent with being run over."
  • Authorities are reviewing airport surveillance video to determine the cause of death, with the investigation expected to take at least two weeks.
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The San Mateo (California) County coroner, Robert Foucrault, is investigating the possibility that a teenage passenger aboard Asiana 214 might have survived the crash but been killed by an emergency vehicle rushing to the scene. Two 16-year-old Chinese girls were the only fatalities in Saturday’s crash landing of the Boeing 777 at San Francisco International Airport.

Rescuers rushed 182 passengers to area hospitals, with 49 reported in serious condition, but none with life-threatening injuries. There were a total of 291 passengers and 16 crewmembers on board the 7-year-old Boeing.

Mark Phelps

Mark Phelps is a senior editor at AVweb. He is an instrument rated private pilot and former owner of a Grumman American AA1B and a V-tail Bonanza.

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