News_Editor Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 Helicopter crash in southwestern Mexico kills eight people 2010-10-16 09:10:18 GMT+7 (ICT) MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- A contractor helicopter serving Mexico's state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) crashed in southwestern Mexico on Friday afternoon, killing all eight people on board, officials said. The Bell 212 helicopter took off from Ciudad del Carmen, a port city in Campeche state, and was bound for the town of Minatitlan in Veracruz state. It was registered to Heliservicios Campeche but was transporting Pemex employees at the time of the crash. According to eyewitnesses, the aircraft caught fire in the air and crashed in the municipality of Las Choapas, in Veracruz state, killing six Pemex technicians and two pilots belonging to Heliservicios Campeche. Authorities are investigating the cause of the accident. On June 18, eleven soldiers were killed when a military Bell 412 helicopter crashed near Santiago Papasquiaro in Mexico's Durango state. The country's Ministry of Defense said the accident occurred during bad weather conditions in the area, killing a chief, four junior officers and six troops. -- © BNO News All rights reserved 2010-10-16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverdie Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 So we're taking Mexican news now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustydick Posted October 17, 2010 Share Posted October 17, 2010 the only news coming out of mexico now is all bad.the narco cartels are running amock in mexico.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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