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Mexican Crash Kills 2

What: Armada de Mexico helicopter Russian-built MI-17 chopper en route from Veracruz to Mexico City
Where: border between Veracruz and Puebla
When: 10-SEP-2009
Who: 2 fatalities, 3 injuries. The two dead are a lieutenant and a mechanic
Why: No reason is given for the crash. The weather at the time was rainy and foggy with limited visibility. Survivors were taken to hospitalization facilities in Jalapa and Perote

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