The Aeromexico Operated Embraer jet crashed right after ‘take-off’ in Durango but fortunately the authorities reported that there are no fatalities but most of them are hurt due to the sudden catastrophe.
The mid-sized flight with 97 passengers and other crew members came down at around 4pm local time as per the tweet of the Mexico Minister for Communication and transportation, Gerardo Ruiz Esparza.
En relación al accidente de @Aeromexico acontecido en la ciudad de Durango, de las 103 personas que se encontraban en el vuelo ya se localizaron 101, de esas, 98 están siendo atendidas en diferentes hospitales. El aeropuerto ya reanudó operaciones. Seguiremos informando.
— Gerardo Ruiz Esparza (@gruizesp) August 1, 2018
Interestingly, many passengers managed to get down off the flight on foot. Reportedly, it was hit by a strong air current before ‘take off’ due to bad weather conditions. Approximately, 85 passengers were lightly injured and 37 people got hospitalized.
