An Aeromexico plane went down just after takeoff Tuesday afternoon in Mexico’s northern state of Durango.

Local authorities say there were 101 people on board; no one was killed, the Governor of Durango says. @OmarVillafranca has the latest https://t.co/0ZA2JP7nDr pic.twitter.com/ju91IicoAs

— CBS Evening News (@CBSEveningNews) July 31, 2018

A plane crashed in Mexico earlier today and Aeromexico has confirmed the accident on Twitter.

Aeroméxico ha tenido conocimiento de un accidente en Durango y estamos trabajando para verificar la información y obtener detalles. Siga nuestros canales oficiales de comunicación para mayor información.

— Aeroméxico (@Aeromexico) July 31, 2018

Per the AP, the plane fell “in a field near the airport for the state capital.”

There are preliminary reports on people injured, but the governor has tweeted there have been no confirmed fatalities:

Se confirma que no hubo fallecidos en el accidente del vuelo #AM2431. En estos momentos se encuentra parte del Gabinete, encabezado por la Coordinadora @RosarioCastroL, para atender a los lesionados y cooperar con las autoridades del aeropuerto en la atención de éste suceso.

— José R. Aispuro T. (@AispuroDurango) July 31, 2018

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