At least seven people are dead after a small plane crashed during an attempted emergency landing in Central Mexico, thelocal authoritiessaid.
ACessna Citation 650crashed in the municipality of San Mateo Atenco on Monday, Dec. 15, shortly before reaching the nearby Toluca International Airport, the office of Mexico'sSecretary of Infrastructure, Communications and Transportationreleased ina statement.
The crash site is about 60 miles southwest of Mexico City.
According to the federal agency, the jet departed from Acapulco, a city about 400 miles south of San Mateo Atenco on the country's Pacific Coast, and had eight passengers, a pilot and a co-pilot on board before it crashed around 12:30 local time.
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San Mateo Atenco Mayor Ana Muñiz told news outlet Mileno local firefighters responded to a 911 call reporting the crash at 12:35 p.m.
It was unclear whether anyone survived the crash and the victims' identities were not immediately known.
Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrián Hernández reported seven people died in the crash including three minors,the Associated Pressreported.
"We are being responsible in the information we give," Muñiz said after being asked about the fatality victims.
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A jet, a soccer field and a warehouse
Photos from the scene show an aerial view of emergency services working to extinguish a fire caused after the aircraft struck an industrial warehouse in theSanta Maria Totoltepecregion near Toluca.
According to reports, the jet attempted an emergency landing on a soccer field before it crashed into a warehouse and burst into flames.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation by Mexico authorities on Tuesday, Nov. 16.
"The Federal Agency of Civil Aviation, the Aviation Accidents and Incidents Analysis Directive and the Mexican Aero Space Navigation Services Directive, are conducting the corresponding investigation," the federal agency wrote in its statement.
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People were not working in the warehouse at the time of the crash, Muñiz reported.
More than 130 people were displaced from their homes, the mayor added.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
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