Mexican Navy Plane Carrying Sick Child and 5 Military Officers Crashes in Galveston, 5 Dead

Illustration. Military cargo plane. (X @Defence_Turk)

JAKARTA - At least five passengers were killed after a Mexican Navy (AL) small plane carrying a sick child crashed near Galveston.

Citing AP, Tuesday, December 23, the Mexican Navy in its statement revealed that the plane was carrying four Navy officers and four others were civilians, including a sick child.

The two civilian passengers were from a nonprofit that provides assistance to Mexican children with severe burns, including transportation to Galveston hospitals.

US Coast Guard Officer Luke Baker confirmed that the death toll was five people but did not mention the identity of the passengers.

The accident occurred on Monday afternoon local time in Galveston Bay near the bottom of a causeway connecting Galveston Island to the mainland.

Emergency response teams and search teams rushed to the scene after learning of the accident. They combed the area near popular beach destinations along the Texas coast, about 50 miles (80.5 kilometers) southeast of Houston.

The Mexican AL said the plane was assisting a medical mission coordinated with the Michou and Mau Foundation, which provides emergency transportation for children with severe burns to the Shriners Children's Hospital in Galveston.