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Aeromexico plane crashes in north Mexico, no deaths
Last Updated: 2018-08-01 07:16 | Xinhua
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Photo taken with a mobile phone and provided by Durango's Civil Protection Department shows rescuers working on the site where a plane crashed in Durango, Mexico, on July 31, 2018. An Aeromexico plane crashed in the northern Mexican state of Durango, local media reported on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Durango's Civil Protection Department)

An Aeromexico plane carrying more than 100 people crashed in the northern Mexican state of Durango on Tuesday, but there were no fatalities, authorities said.

"We confirm that there were no fatalities in the accident of flight AM2431," Durango Governor Jose Aispuro said via Twitter.

The Transportation Ministry said the Embraer 190 crashed shortly after taking off from the international airport in the state capital, also called Durango.

The plane "was carrying 97 passengers and four crew members on board," Transportation Minister Gerardo Ruiz Esparza said via Twitter.

Flight AM2431 was on its way to Mexico City.

Alejandro Cardoza, spokesman for the Durango state civil protection agency, said the crash occurred at 3:40 p.m. local time.

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