A politician and his family have been killed in a plane crash.
Six people lost their lives when the aircraft encountered an engine problem and crashed into a mountain.
Juan Pablo Montes de Oca, 46, his wife and children were killed instantly on 28 March.
Montes was a member of the Mexican Congress for the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico.
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He was due to take part in a political event when the plane departed from Tuxtla Gutiérrez International Airport at 3pm bound for the city of Palenque.
However, the small plane lost communication minutes later and was found destroyed in the municipality of Salto de Agua.
According to reports, the aircraft encountered an engine problem and crashed into a mountain.
The emergency services arrived on the scene, but they could only confirm the deaths of the six people on board, as reported by Need to Know.
Chiapas State governor, Rutilio Escandón said: “I deeply regret the death of prominent state politician Juan Pablo Montes de Oca and his family.
“I send my condolences to his loved ones and friends.”
An investigation into the cause of the crash is ongoing.
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