Six killed in Mexican air force plane accident in Veracruz

Reuters

Published Feb 21, 2021 04:41PM ET

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Six members of Mexico's military died in an accident on Sunday morning involving a Mexican air force plane in the southeastern state of Veracruz, the country's Defense Ministry said.

The accident occurred as the Learjet 45 aircraft was taking off around 9:45 a.m. from an airport in the municipality of Emiliano Zapata, the ministry said in a statement.