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Toluca-Area Private Jet Crash During Emergency Landing Kills 10, Including 3 Children

Authorities are investigating a suspected technical failure after identifying the victims as a single family.

Overview

  • The Cessna Citation (registration XA-PRO) was flying from Acapulco to Toluca when it crashed near San Mateo Atenco shortly after 12:30 p.m. local time.
  • The jet appeared to aim for a soccer field but struck the metal roof of a nearby warehouse, causing a large fire; no injuries on the ground were reported.
  • Roughly 130 people were evacuated because the warehouse held fuel and gas tanks, according to state officials.
  • Federal agencies AFAC, DAAIA and SENEAM, along with the Attorney General's Office, have opened an investigation into the cause.
  • Officials said the dead include three children—identified as Natalia, Raúl and Ximena—and named the pilot Juan Carlos Olivares, co-pilot Walding Sánchez Manzano and five adult passengers.