NTSB Investigator in Charge Bill English, foreground, and NTSB Chairwoman Deborah Hersman discuss the progress of the investigation into the crash of Asiana Airlines Flight 214 in San Francisco. The Asiana flight crashed upon landing Saturday and two of the 307 passengers aboard were killed.SAN FRANCISCO – Amid the marvel of nearly all aboard Asiana Flight 214 surviving a crash landing, authorities here are investigating an unspeakable tragedy that may have unfolded during the frantic rescue – whether a teenage girl made it out of the plane only to be run over by a rescue vehicle.
San Francisco police said Tuesday the department’s hit-and-run unit is investigating the death of a 16-year-old Chinese girl who might have been killed accidentally on the runway Saturday by a fire truck racing to the scene.
“An investigation is underway, and that’s all I can say,” police spokesman Albie Esparza said.
The department noted its hit-and-run unit and major accidents investigations team both would typically be involved in any such investigations.
The girl, identified Tuesday as Ye Meng Yuan, and a classmate, 16-year-old Wang Lin Jia, comprised the crash’s two fatalities. Federal and local officials on Monday addressed the possibility that she might have been killed as the first firefighters responded to the wrecked, smoking airliner.