Dozens injured in Mexican plane crash


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An Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed in Mexico’s northern state of Durango on Tuesday, the airline said, with the state’s civil protection agency saying there were so far no reports of deaths.


TV images showed the tail of a plane bearing an Aeromexico logo emerging from scrubland and a column of smoke rising into the sky. A reporter for network Milenio said some passengers had walked from the crash site to a nearby highway to seek help.


The operator of Durango airport, Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, attributed the crash to bad weather conditions, citing preliminary reports.


The mid-sized jet was almost full, with 97 passengers and four crew members aboard, when it came down at around 4 pm local time (2100 GMT), Gerardo Ruiz Esparza, Mexico’s minister for communications and transportation, wrote on Twitter.


“The plane was taking off,” Governor Jose Rosas Aispuro told Mexican television, adding that witnesses told him there was “a bang” and then without warning the plane was on the ground.



Some reports said the plane made an emergency landing, but Durango state governor Jose Aispuro said it came down hard on the runway.


Cardoza said in an interview that around 85 people had been injured, adding that a fire resulting from the accident had been put out and there were no reports of burn victims.


“Many managed to leave the plane on foot,” he said.


The accident occurred at Guadalupe Victoria airport in the city of Durango, Aispuro tweeted.


A handout photo made available by the Civil Protection State Coordination (CPCE) shows emergency personnel at the site where an Aeromexico plane crashed, in Durango, Mexico, 31 July 2018.


The plane was en route from Durango to Mexico City, the governor said.


“It was raining, there was a storm, I think they tried to cancel the take-off but were no longer able to,” he said.


Embraer did not immediately respond to requests for comment about the Mexican incident.


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