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Plane crashes near airport in Durango, Mexico Plane crashes near airport in Durango, Mexico
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An Aeromexico plane has crashed near the Guadalupe Victoria International Airport near Durango city, Mexico. The airline is working to find out the details. An Aeromexico passenger plane with over 100 people on board has crashed after taking off from the Guadalupe Victoria International Airport near the city of Durango, Mexico.
Aeromexico has confirmed it's aware of the accident involving one of its planes in Durango, but has provided no other details so far. The number of possible victims is unclear, but according to some reports, the plane was carrying some 80 people. Eighty people have been injured in the crash, the Durango state civil protection spokesman has said. The state governor says none were killed. According to the Mexican transport minister, the plane had 97 passengers and four crew members on board.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW According to unofficial reports cited by Milenio TV network, none of those on board were killed, and some of those injured managed to walk to the airport seeking help.
Images of the scene published on social media show a plume of smoke rising from the ground near the tail of a plane with the Aeromexico logo on it.
Aeromexico has confirmed that the crash of flight 2431, bound for Mexico City, took place shortly after takeoff from the Guadalupe Victoria International Airport. The plane was an Embraer 190 with a capacity for 100 passengers.
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has instructed federal agencies, including the Secretariat of National Defense, to attend to the plane crash.
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