Juan Carlos Munguia
Guadalajara / 05.09.2023 20:14:54
The four people who lost their lives after the crash of a helicopter in the municipality of Tuxpan, Jalisco in the town of La Higuera, they were workers of the company Gas Natural TC Energy.
They detailed that the aircraft model Airbus AS-350 B3, XB-TPL it would have taken off from the Colima Airport for a tour, in which the evaluation of some natural gas pipelines was intended.
The private company Gas Natural has not mentioned the names of the victims who died in the accident.
In some videos posted on social networks, they point out that prior to the accident, the aircraft had already been seen flying at low altitude.
At the moment, the causes of the crash of the aircraft have not been reported by state or federal authorities. Expert opinions or data from the black box are awaiting to find out what happened.
The bodies of the victims were transferred to the SEMEFO in Ciudad Guzmán where they will be analyzed and protected until they are claimed by their relatives.
This is how the helicopter crash occurred in Tuxpan
The helicopter collapsed on land in the community of La Higuera in the municipality of Tuxpan, in the south of the state of Jalisco. Civil Protection personnel indicated that there were no survivors; the three passengers burned to death and one more person was located under the wreckage of the aircraft.
The first responders were elements of Civil Protection from the municipalities of Pihuamo and Tuxpan who, upon arrival, found fuel scattered around the impact, for which they worked on cooling with foam to put out the fire.
Aircraft accidents in Jalisco
It should be noted that this is not the only case where aircraft have been involved, a small plane crashed on Friday, May 26 in the town of El Rodeo in the municipality of Ixtlahuacán de Membrillos, leaving a balance of 2 people injured. First reports indicated that the aircraft was conducting a flight test for an aviation student.
On September 25, 2022, an aircraft landed in an emergency at the Macrolibramiento Sur in Zapotlanejo, Jalisco due to a mechanical failure; there were no injuries or other vehicles damaged.
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