teen in plane crash hit by fire truck
Posted: Fri Jul 12, 2013 4:59 pm
Wow, imagine surviving a plane crash to be run over by a fire truck?
http://www.statesman.com/ap/ap/top-news ... ash/nYnjX/SAN FRANCISCO — One of the two Chinese teenagers killed in the Asiana Airlines disaster was hit by a fire truck while covered with firefighting foam, authorities said Friday, revealing a startling detail that suggested she could have survived the crash only to die in its chaotic aftermath.
However, it wasn't clear whether Ye Meng Yuan, 16, was already dead when the collision occurred or whether the truck killed her moments after Saturday's crash.
"The first truck did go over the victim at least one time. Now the other question is what was the cause of death?" police spokesman Albie Esparza said. "That's what we are trying to determine right now.
