Scary pictures: A military helicopter crashed in Mexico.
Eyewitnesses filmed the moments of shock.
A minibus just managed to escape.
Agua Blanca - The pictures in the video show moments of shock.
A military helicopter crashed in Mexico on Wednesday (August 25).
The incident occurred in Agua Blanca, 150 kilometers northeast of Mexico City.
A minibus driving under the helicopter barely escaped the crashing helicopter.
Helicopter crash in Mexico: pilot had to make an emergency landing - scene filmed by eyewitnesses
The helicopter wobbles, circles and moves ever closer to the ground: As the video shows, the pilot of the MI-17 machine apparently had problems with the machine. It seems as if he no longer has control of the helicopter and has to make an emergency landing. The helicopter stumbles to the ground. By the time he hits the ground, however, a minibus passes under him. The helicopter's wheel is still touching the ceiling of the bus. However, it can escape the rotating propellers by a hair's breadth.
According to various media reports, there were 20 passengers in the military aircraft.
Including government employees of the Mexican state of Veracruz.
One of them was the government secretary, Eric Cisneros, as recorded on Twitter after the accident show.
The purpose of the flight was actually to assess the damage that Hurricane Grace had caused.
Four of the 20 inmates were slightly injured.
The cause of the crash must now be investigated.
Helicopter crash in Mexico: flight should overfly hurricane areas - serious damage in Veracruz
Hurricane season is currently in the USA and Mexico. Hurricane Grace hit Mexico in mid-August, where the Gulf seemed to be burning. As the US hurricane center NHC announced, the storm hit the coast in Tecolutla in the north of Veracruz with a wind speed of up to 200 kilometers per hour. With a strength of category three, it had covered roofs and caused severe flooding. Eight people died, according to AFP. A powerful tropical storm is also currently approaching the USA. "Ida" is supposed to bring life-threatening storm surges.
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