MEXICO CITY (Sputnik) — A private jet crashed on Wednesday outside the Toluca International Airport west of the Mexican capital, killing two people on board, the airport authority said.
The airport’s administration said in a statement the incident was registered at around 3:26 p.m. local time (20:26GMT).
The Lear Jet 25B heading for the northwestern state of Durango. It came down 200 yards outside the airport’s perimeter minutes after the takeoff, killing the pilot and the co-pilot.
The aviation authority has launched an investigation into the incident, the statement read. The airport’s operations were not affected.