DURANGO, Mexico: An Aeromexico flight crashed on takeoff during a heavy hail storm in northern Mexico, engulfing the plane in flames and injuring 97 people, officials said Tuesday. An image taken using a drone and obtained by AFP shows the aircraft immobilized in a field at the end of the runway. Dozens of lightly injured passengers were seen leaving the plane, which was engulfed in gray smoke in a field. 'We had to jump'An image taken using a drone and obtained by AFP shows the aircraft immobilised in a field at the end of the runway. In July 1981, an Aeromexico flight crashed on landing in northern Chihuahua due to bad weather, killing 32.

Source: Bangkok Post August 01, 2018 05:48 UTC