Authorities Respond to Plane Crash in Mexico

An Aeromexico plane went down just after takeoff Tuesday afternoon in Mexico’s northern state of Durango.

Local authorities say there were 101 people on board; no one was killed, the Governor of Durango says. @OmarVillafranca has the latest https://t.co/0ZA2JP7nDr pic.twitter.com/ju91IicoAs

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 31, 2018

A plane crashed in Mexico earlier today and Aeromexico has confirmed the accident on Twitter.

Aeroméxico ha tenido conocimiento de un accidente en Durango y estamos trabajando para verificar la información y obtener detalles. Siga nuestros canales oficiales de comunicación para mayor información.

— Aeroméxico (@Aeromexico) July 31, 2018

Per the AP, the plane fell “in a field near the airport for the state capital.”

There are preliminary reports on people injured, but the governor has tweeted there have been no confirmed fatalities:

Se confirma que no hubo fallecidos en el accidente del vuelo #AM2431. En estos momentos se encuentra parte del Gabinete, encabezado por la Coordinadora @RosarioCastroL, para atender a los lesionados y cooperar con las autoridades del aeropuerto en la atención de éste suceso.

— José R. Aispuro T. (@AispuroDurango) July 31, 2018

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