Mexico, October 16: A helicopter has crashed in Mexico’s southeastern state of Veracruz, killing all eight people on board, witnesses say.
The helicopter serving Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) crashed on Friday afternoon, reports say.
The helicopter, a Bell 212, had taken off in the southeastern state of Campeche and crashed shortly before landing in Minatitlan, southern Veracruz.
There have been no further details about the cause of the accident.
In June, eleven soldiers lost their lives when a military helicopter plunged to the ground in Mexico’s Durang state.
—–Agencies