Friday, July 10, 2015

3 killed in fiery Cessna 206 plane crash in northern Mexico


Posted: July 10, 2015
 
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO (AP) - 

Authorities in a Mexican state bordering Texas say that three people have died in a small plane crash.

The Coahuila state prosecutor's office said in a statement that the Cessna 206 flying from McAllen, Texas to Torreon, Coahuila crashed and burst into flames beside a toll highway east of Torreon just after 7 p.m. Thursday.

The statement identified a pilot and co-pilot and said authorities were working to identify a third person aboard the plane.