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Aeromexico plane crashes in Mexico's Durango state, close to airport

Tuesday, 31 July 2018 11:58 PM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 01 August 2018 12:01 AM ]

Plane crash

An Aeromexico plane crashed in the northern state of Durango on Tuesday, July 31, television images showed, with the state's governor saying the accident happened close to an airport.

A policeman stands guard at the airport of Durango, in northern Mexico, after a plane carrying 97 passengers and four crew crashed on take off near the city's airport on July 31, 2018. (AFP)

The Mexican airline wrote in a post on Twitter that it was aware of reports of a crash in Durango and was seeking to verify the information and obtain details.

Governor Jose Rosas Aispuro wrote on Twitter that there were no official figures on deaths or injuries yet.

TV images showed the tail of a plan 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 survived and walked to a highway to seek help.

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