MEXICO CITY: A man was killed and nine injured after a Black Hawk helicopter crash in the Mexican’s southern state of Veracruz.
According to the Mexican Secretariat of the Navy (SEMAR), that unfortunately, a Black Hawk helicopter of this institution met an accident in the town of Tepecuitlapa in the municipality of Tehuipango of the Veracruz state, the SEMAR said on Twitter:
Se informa que desafortunadamente un helicóptero Black Hawk de esta institución sufrió un accidente en el poblado de Tepecuitlapa, municipio de Tehuipango, Veracruz.
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— SEMAR México (@SEMAR_mx) March 21, 2020
According to Veracruz Governor Cuitlahuac Jimenez, the helicopter was carrying 10 passengers of whom one had died as a result of the crash.
He said the helicopter was on a mission to rescue kidnapped people in the Zongolica municipality in the state’s southern part.
Rescue work is underway at the crash scene and, according to the Mexican Minister of Civilian Protection Hugo Gutierrez; the injured passengers are being shifted to the hospital for treatment.
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