Dozens injured after passenger plane crashes in Mexico

Eighty-five people were injured on Tuesday when an Aeromexico flight crashed during takeoff, Mexican officials said. 

The plane was taking off from the northern Mexican state of Durango bound for Mexico City when the pilot tried to abort the takeoff due to weather, according to ABC News. 

Officials said that the plane went down in a field near the airport, The Associated Press reported. 

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Durango Gov. José Aispuro later confirmed in a tweet that none of the flight’s 97 passengers and four crew members had died in the accident. 

Se confirma que no hubo fallecidos en el accidente del vuelo #AM2431. En estos momentos se encuentra parte del Gabinete, encabezado por la Coordinadora @RosarioCastroL, para atender a los lesionados y cooperar con las autoridades del aeropuerto en la atención de éste suceso.

— José R. Aispuro T. (@AispuroDurango) July 31, 2018