Small plane crashes in Cancun; 2 dead and 2 injured

A light aircraft that was being used as an air cab, belonging to the company Volamos más Alto, Xomex, crashed in the Nichupte lagoon in front of Plaza Kukulcan in Cancun.

Small plane crashes in Cancun; 2 dead and 2 injured
Cessna-type light aircraft. Image by Wolfgang Claussen from Pixabay

A light aircraft that was being used as an air cab, belonging to the company Volamos más Alto, Xomex, crashed in the Nichupte lagoon in front of Plaza Kukulcan, kilometer 13.5 of Kukulcan Avenue. According to the first unofficial reports from the authorities, there are two dead and two injured.

Around 3:00 p.m., through the 911 emergency number, the crash of a Cessna-type light aircraft was reported, with the pilot and a passenger on board, although other versions indicate that there were four people on board, he explained.

Plan Marina was immediately activated, with the presence of elements of the Navy, National Guard, State Police, the State Attorney General's Office, and the private ambulance Heart Cancun. According to witnesses, the air cab was flying over the area, with a client, when there was a mechanical failure that caused the crash. The Forensic Medical Service was present to transfer the bodies.