Mexico plane crash: All 103 people on board survive

A passenger plane has crashed in the capital of Mexico's Durango state, just moments after.

take-off.

All 103 passengers and crew on board the Aeroméxico flight survived the crash.

but 97 of them are injured.

State Governor José Rosas Aispuro said the plane was hit by a gust.

of wind, which caused a sudden descent.

Its left wing then touched the ground and two engines came off.

Most of the passengers were able to walk away before it caught fire.

But the airline's chief executive, Andres Conesa, said the captain had sustained injuries.

"The flight captain is being operated on.

What we know so far is that these aren't life-threatening injuries," he said.

The names and nationalities of those on board are currently unknown.

Aeroméxico flight AM2431 was flying from Guadalupe Victoria International Airport to Mexico City.

The airport operator, Grupo Aeroportuario Centro Norte, said early data suggests bad weather.

was the cause, and that the plane had taken off during a heavy hailstorm before.

being forced to attempt an emergency landing.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS.