Mexico: 97 passengers and 4 crew members survive the crash of an Aeromexico aircraft in Durango

There are not many who already speak of "miracle in Durango". And it's that no deaths have been reported among the 97 pbadengers and four crew members of the Aeromexico flight AM2431 that had just taken off from Durango towards Mexico City .

The first images of the Embraer E190 severely damaged

But the vast majority of pbadengers had been able to leave alone before there was an explosion in the plane

The Department of Health reported that 18 wounded were taken to hospitals.

• The first images of the plane crash in Durango

Local media reported that the accident occurred on Tuesday around 15:00 (21:00 GMT) shortly after the take off from the plane.

Minutes after the incident, images transmitted by local media showed a trail of smoke from the site of the event at kilometer 17 of the Durango-Torreón highway, at about 900 kilometers from Mexico City.

Grupo Aeroportuario Operator Centro Norte said that early data suggest that bad weather was the cause, since the aircraft, manufactured in Brazil, reportedly attempted to take off during a hail storm.

Apparently a few minutes later

Governor informed local media that several witnesses reported an "explosion" before Embraer 190 collapsed shortly after takeoff [19659016]. Civil Protection spokesman Alejandro Cardoza explained that the fire started after the accident, although there were no burn victims

"Many have managed to get off the plane on foot". rest of the wounded .

The State Coordination of Civil Protection in Durango reported that emergency and security companies came to the site to help the wounded.

President Enrique Peña Nieto wrote on Twitter that he has instructed the Secretariat of National Defense, Civil Protection and the Ministry of Communications and Transport to collaborate in caring for the victims of the accident.

The airport was closed after the accident

What is known of the plane crashed

The plane, which covered the line Mexico-Durango-Mexico, landed from the capital at 14:37 (20:00 GMT) and was expected to return at 15:09, according to aeronautical information.

Transponder 1200, a Latin American journalistic media specializing in aviation, explains to BBC Mundo that the Embraer E190 was damaged and bought by Aeromexico in 2014.

This Brazilian manufacturing model is in service for a little over 10 years. US Airways was the first airline to use it

The Regional Aeroméxico Connect had suffered no accidents since January 21, 2010., when an Embraer E145 reported an incident during the # 39; landing.

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