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FreeState

(10,580 posts)
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 03:31 AM Jul 2013

SF plane crash victim was alive when she was hit, sources say

Source: SFGate

The 16-year-old girl who was run over by a vehicle after the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was alive when she was hit, two sources close to the investigation into her death told The Chronicle on Thursday night.

San Mateo County coroner's investigators determined that Ye Meng Yuan died of blunt force trauma as a result of being hit by a vehicle, said the sources, who spoke on condition they not be identified because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the case. It's not known what vehicle hit the girl, but most rigs on the scene were San Francisco fire trucks stationed at the airport.

Coroner Robert Foucrault, reached late Thursday, would not comment on the results of an autopsy his office performed on Ye. He said he would announce his conclusions during a news conference Friday.

San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White and a spokesman for Police Chief Greg Suhr both said Thursday that they had not been provided definitive findings and could not comment.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-plane-crash-victim-was-alive-when-she-was-hit-4674126.php



Very sad news.
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SF plane crash victim was alive when she was hit, sources say (Original Post) FreeState Jul 2013 OP
Very, very sad. dipsydoodle Jul 2013 #1
That's just terrible. arcane1 Jul 2013 #2
Sad dusty trails Jul 2013 #3
I read she was under RudynJack Jul 2013 #6
How sad, poor girl. Beacool Jul 2013 #4
Terrific tragedy. My heart goes out to her family and the responders whose vehicle accidentally hit truthisfreedom Jul 2013 #5

dusty trails

(174 posts)
3. Sad
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:49 PM
Jul 2013

I had heard she was covered or partially covered in trash from the wreckage.
Even so, when driving to the scene, it'd seem foolish to drive over and atop debris,
not knowing what was under it.

Beacool

(30,251 posts)
4. How sad, poor girl.
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 12:58 PM
Jul 2013

I hope that she was unconscious when the truck ran over her. My condolences to her family.

truthisfreedom

(23,154 posts)
5. Terrific tragedy. My heart goes out to her family and the responders whose vehicle accidentally hit
Fri Jul 19, 2013, 01:01 PM
Jul 2013

her. My understanding is that she was obscured by fire-fighting foam.

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