Small plane crashes in central Mexico, killing at least 7 people, official says

MEXICO CITY AP A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an urgency landing Monday killing at least seven people Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adri n Hern ndez declared Related Articles Trinidad and Tobago will open Caribbean nation s airports to US military as Venezuela tensions grow US agents say Washington has agreed to give Ukraine safety guarantees in peace talks What to know about the attack on the Hanukkah festival in Australia that killed people In the modern day in History December Bridge collapses into Ohio River killing people At least dead after gunmen attack Hanukkah event at Bondi Beach in Australia The accident took place in San Mateo Atenco an industrial area three miles from the Toluca airport about miles west of Mexico City The plane had taken off from Acapulco along Mexico s Pacific coast Hern ndez explained the private jet had registered eight passengers and two crew but hours after the crash only seven bodies had been recovered He announced the plane had apparently tried to land on a soccer field but hit the metal roof of a nearby business starting a large fire The crash is under analysis Rescue workers inspect the site of a plane crash near Toluca airport in San Mateo Atenco Monday Dec AP Photo Ramses Mercado Firefighters and Red Cross workers tend to the site of a small plane crash near Toluca airport in San Mateo Atenco Mexico Monday Dec AP Photo Ramses Mercado Show Caption of Rescue workers inspect the site of a plane crash near Toluca airport in San Mateo Atenco Monday Dec AP Photo Ramses Mercado Expand San Mateo Atenco Mayor Ana Mu iz communicated Milenio Television that the fire forced the evacuation of selected people in the area