Mexican official survives helicopter crash in Mexico City

Mexican official survives helicopter crash in Mexico City

2011-10-22 16:42:37 GMT+7 (ICT)

MEXICO CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Two people were killed on Friday when a helicopter carrying four people, including a state secretary, crashed in the Mexican capital of Mexico City, local officials said on Saturday. Two people were injured.

Governor of the State of Mexico Eruviel Avila said the Agusta helicopter crashed in the Coyoacan area, which is located in the southern region of Mexico City. The chopper belonged to the State of Mexico's Metropolitan Development Department.

Metropolitan Development Secretary Fernando Alberto Garcia Cuevas was on board the aircraft but survived the accident. Two others were killed and were identified as Julio Cesar Macerano, Garcia Cuevas' assistant, and the co-pilot of the aircraft, Juan Esteban Rodriguez.

The accident happened moments after the helicopter took off from the municipality of Nezahualcoytl in Mexico State after Garcia Cuevas attended a meeting along with other officials at the municipality's Chamber of Commerce. They were on their way to Toluca in Mexico State.

The captain of the aircraft, Juan Manuel Ruiz Rivera, also survived the crash. Both he and the secretary were transported to the Pedregal General Hospital and were reported in a stable condition.

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