Mexican plane carrying burn victims crashes in Texas

Several people were killed when a Mexican navy plane, flying a medical mission, went down on approach to Galveston in the southern US.Live TV
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Mexican plane carrying burn victims crashes in Texas

Several people were killed when a Mexican navy plane, flying a medical mission, went down on approach to Galveston in the southern US.

Emergency personnel rush a victim of a small plane crash to an awaiting ambulance, Monday, December 22, 2025, near the Galveston causeway, near Galveston, Texas.
While the reasons for the crash were not immediately clear, Galveston has been experiencing foggy conditionsImage: Jennifer Reynolds/AP Photo/picture alliance
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A Mexican navy plane carrying burn patients to a Texas hospital in the United States crashed Monday in the waters of Galveston Bay, killing at least five people, officials said.

Mexico’s Navy said eight people were on board the twin-turboprop aircraft, including four navy officers and four civilians, one of them a child.

The plane was transporting burn patients to Shriners Children’s Hospital in Galveston.