VIDEO: Cellphone footage shows inside of airplane during crash in Mexico

Wednesday, August 1, 2018
DURANGO, Mexico (KABC) -- Cellphone footage from a passenger aboard the Aeromexico plane that crashed in Mexico shows a dramatic new look at the accident.

Passenger Ashley Garcia recorded the chaos in which people can be heard screaming and crying immediately after impact.
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All 103 people on board managed to escape with their lives after the plane crashed into a field about a mile from the airport.

The captain was the most seriously injured.

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Passengers can also be seen running in a field away from the plane as it burns in the background.
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Emergency crews eventually arrived to treat the injured passengers, 49 of whom were hospitalized.



At least 65 Americans were on board, including the Rev. Esequiel Sanchez from a Chicago-area church.

Sanchez suffered a broken arm in the crash.

Authorities have blamed the crash on bad weather and a strong gust of wind during takeoff.
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