Eighty-five people were injured after a flight from Aeromexico crashed on their way to Mexico City.
[#19659002] Flight # 2431 took off Tuesday afternoon at General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport in the northwestern Mexican state of Durango when it crashed, according to Governor Durango's José Rosas Aispuro Torres.
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Handout / EPA via Shutterstock “/> 19659005] A handout photo provided by the Civil Protection Coordination of the Confederation (CPCE) shows rescue workers at the scene of the accident at Aeromexico in Durango, Mexico, on July 31, 2018.
The aircraft took off When it tried demolition due to inclement weather, but it was too late, Aispuro Torres told reporters. The plane fell to the ground after the end of the runway, said Aispuro Torres.
Weather reports showed scattered storms in the area at the time of the accident.
"It is confirmed that there were no deaths following the crash of the Aeromexico 2431 flight," wrote Aispuro Torres on Twitter. "At this moment on behalf of the Cabinet, under the direction of coordinator Rosario Castro, to provide for the injured and to cooperate with the airport authorities about what happened."
Aeromexico wrote Twitter on Wednesday just after 5pm. ET that he was aware of an "accident" in the northwestern Mexican state of Durango.
Aeroméxico ha tenido conocimiento de accidente in Durango y estamos trabajando para verificar la información y obtener detalles.
– Aeroméxico (@Aeromexico) 31 July 2018
On board the Embraer 190 were 97 passengers and four crew members, Mexico's Secretary of Communications and Transport Gerardo Ruiz Esparza wrote on Twitter.
Aispuro Torres asked the state security and emergency services to respond to the accident, he wrote on Twitter. Any numbers for the number of injured passengers are not yet available, wrote Aispuro Torres.
Ante el percance apparition in the Aeropuerto Guadalupe Victoria de Durango, he considered himself a loser cuerpos de seguridad y emergencias atiendan el regrettable accidente. Oficialmente no hay cifras de heridos o fallecidos.
– José R. Aispuro T. (@AispuroDurango) July 31, 2018
Survivors are transported to the area's hospitals, a spokesman for Durango's State Civil Protection Coordination told reporters. Some survivors were able to walk from the accident to a nearby road, the spokesman said.
Photos of Durango Civil Protection show smoke rising from the apparent crash site surrounded by first responders and emergency vehicles.
Accident and security company near highway 17 Durango – Torreón atendiendo accidenta aeronave, cede el paso a veículos de emergencia? pic.twitter.com/XR75WuMlai
– PROTECCIÓN CIVIL DGO (@CEPCDurango) July 31, 2018
Although a fire broke out after the plane crashed, none of the injured seem to have suffered any burns said Alejandro Cardoza, a spokesman for Durango Civil Protection, on Mexican television. The fire seems to be under control, Aispuro Torres told reporters.
Durango Civil Protection Further details were not available immediately.
The E190 is widely used for regional commercial flights around the world and is commonly used by American airlines American Airlines and Jetblue.
ABC News & # 39; Jeffrey Cook, Joshua Hoyos, Whitley Lloyd, and Kirit Radia contributed to this report.
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