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Aeromexico flight ferrying 97 passengers crashes
An Aeromexico commercial flight on Tuesday (local time) crashed in the Mexican state of Durango. According to CNN, as many as 97 passengers and four crew members were on board the Embraer 190 aircraft, however, Durango's governor Jose R. Aispuro confirmed that no deaths have been reported so far. Aispuro stated that emergency officials had been directed to attend to the injured.
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No deaths reported after AeroMexico plane crashes in Durango
Fox News reported that Gerardo Ruiz Eparza, head of Mexico's Transport Department, confirmed that the plane had crashed after takeoff. The flight-AM 2431, had taken off from Durango's Guadalupe Victoria International Airport at 3:08 PM local time and was scheduled to arrive in Mexico City at 4:38 PM.
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People stand in line at the Aeromexico desk
People stand in line at the Aeromexico desk at the Durango Airport after an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango, July 31, 2018.
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A man is helped into a car outside the Durango Airport
A man is helped into a car outside the Durango Airport after an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango, July 31, 2018.
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People waiting at Durango Airport
People wait in the Durango Airport after an Aeromexico-operated Embraer passenger jet crashed right after takeoff in Mexico's state of Durango, July 31, 2018.
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