The Aguascalientes security minister was one of five people killed in a helicopter crash in the Bajío region state on Thursday morning.

A Security Ministry helicopter plunged to the ground at approximately 8 a.m. and caught fire on a vacant lot in the municipality of Jesús María, which borders Aguascalientes city.

Security Minister Porfirio Javier Sánchez Mendoza is one of the victims, according to state authorities. Four crew members, including two pilots, were in the helicopter and all died, according to reports. The cause of the accident is unknown.