2 Killed in Asiana Crash Were Teens from China

[alsame]

San Francisco Plane Crash: 2 Killed in Asiana Crash Were Teenage Girls on School Trip from China

The two Asiana Airlines passengers who died in this weekend's fiery crash landing were identified as 16-year-old female students from China, according to officials and Chinese media reports.

Wang Linjia and Ye Mengyuan were part of a student group from Jiangshan Middle School in China's eastern Zhejiang province, according to Chinese media reports.

In a statement, China's Ministry of Education said at least 70 teachers and students from China were traveling to the US to take part in a summer program.

Asiana Airlines Flight 214 was carrying more than 300 people when it crashed at San Francisco International Airport, tore off its tail and burst into flames Saturday.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/san-francisco-plane-crash-killed-asiana-flight-214/story?id=19598352#.UdmG4G3m8ug

[cynannmarie]

1. We are hosting a Chinese teenager arriving Wed for a similar program

It's her first trip out of China. She's only 13--and has to be a bit shaken by this.

[korak]

2. That is sad.

I wonder is they were in the tail?

[alsame]

3. I found this in another article:

San Mateo County Coroner Robert Foucrault said late Saturday the two passengers who were killed were both 16-year-old girls. One appeared to have been thrown from the rear of the plane and landed on the runway when the tail broke off, he said. The other was found near the wreckage.

http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_23611048/faa-asiana-airlines-flight-crashes-while-landing-at

So horrible