Mexican interior minister's helicopter crashes onto a car as he tours the aftermath of devastating earthquake killing 13 people and injuring 15.
A military helicopter carrying officials including the Mexican interior minister has crashed in south-western Mexico, killing 13 people and injuring 15.
The accident happened as the chopper was assessing damage from a powerful earthquake in the region. Neither the minister nor officials on board the Blackhawk helicopter was killed.
All of the dead were hit by the chopper on the ground as the pilot struggled frantically to perform an emergency landing and it crashed into them.
The craft was carrying Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete and Oaxaca Governor Alejandro Murat who were flying to the area to assess quake damage. Neither of them had serious injuries.
All of those killed were hit by the chopper as it performed an emergency landing
The dead included five women, four men and three children - all quake victims
Neither the minister nor officials on board the Blackhawk helicopter was killed
The injured were rushed to hospital near the south-western city of Jamiltepec
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