In the northern state of Sonora, Mexico, a twin-engine Cessna plane crashed: six people were killed and one was injured, the Associated Press reports, citing local authorities.

The plane crashed almost immediately after departure from the city of Hermosillo.

Among the dead was Leonardo Kiskomani, a representative of the economic development sphere of the country's government. The pilot of the plane was also killed.

The prosecutor's office said that the cause of the crash is being investigated.