This photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows a piece of a helicopter wreckage in Mexico City, Mexico. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
MEXICO CITY, April 14 (Xinhua) -- At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday.
Pablo Vazquez, head of the secretariat of citizen security of Mexico City, said on social media that people in the neighborhood were not at risk after the crash.
"We can confirm that three people lost their lives, the pilot of the plane and two passengers," the local official said in a statement.
"We are crossing information to determine the identity of the three people," he added.
Emergency services are still investigating the accident, which was brought under control almost immediately, Vazquez said. ■
Police stand guard at the site of a helicopter crash in Mexico City, Mexico, April 14, 2024. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
Police transfer a piece of a helicopter wreckage in Mexico City, Mexico, April 14, 2024. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
An ambulance leaves the site of a helicopter crash in Mexico City, Mexico, April 14, 2024. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows a piece of a helicopter wreckage in Mexico City, Mexico. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows a piece of a helicopter wreckage in Mexico City, Mexico. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
Police transfer a piece of a helicopter wreckage in Mexico City, Mexico, April 14, 2024. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
This photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows a piece of a helicopter wreckage in Mexico City, Mexico. At least three people were killed after a helicopter crashed south of Mexico City, local authorities said Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Mengxin)
