A small plane crashed in central Mexico while trying to make an emergency landing on Monday, killing at least seven people, Mexico State Civil Protection Coordinator Adrian Hernandez said. The accident occurred in San Mateo Atenco, an industrial area located three miles (5 kilometres) from Toluca Airport, approximately 31 miles (50 kilometres) west of Mexico City, AP news agency reported. The private jet had taken off from Acapulco, along Mexico’s Pacific coast. Hernandez said the private jet had registered eight passengers and two crew, but hours after the crash only seven bodies had been recovered. He said the plane had apparently tried to land on a soccer field but hit the metal roof of a nearby business, starting a large fire. “The crash is under investigation,” he added. San Mateo Atenco Mayor Ana Muniz told Milenio Television that “the fire forced the evacuation of some 130 people in the area.”A new footage emerged on social media showing moments before the plane crashed. In the video, the plane plunging at high speed before crashing in Mexico’s Toluca
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