HAVANA, CUBA — A Boeing 737 crashed Friday shortly after takeoff from Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, Cuba.
Adel Yzquierdo Rodriguez, Cuba's transportation minister, told The Associated Press Saturday that 110 people were killed in the crash. Three women survived the crash but are in critical condition.
Rodriguez said 113 people were on board, including 102 Cubans, three tourists, two foreign residents and six crew members who were from Mexico.
The BBC reported Saturday that one of the plane's black boxes has been found in good condition.
The domestic flight was headed to Holguin and crashed at approximately 12:30 p.m. local time, according to state TV reports.
The plane was rented by Cubana Airlines, WPLG reports.
Friday's crash was Cuba’s third major fatal aviation accident since 2010, the AP reported.
One of black boxes from Boeing 737 that crashed in Havana on Friday found "in good condition", Cuban officials say. https://t.co/OHYW3Dsy6l
— BBC Breaking News (@BBCBreaking) May 19, 2018
Search and rescue teams are at the site. More information will be forthcoming on the unfortunate accident#Cuba #AccidenteAéreo https://t.co/hjw7SocOhY pic.twitter.com/5O1t5N191q
— Granma (English) (@Granma_English) May 18, 2018
#BREAKING: Cuban TV have transmitted the video from the scene of the plane crash in Havana. pic.twitter.com/96Hz3Phj3h
— BreakingNNow (@BreakingNNow) May 18, 2018
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