Terrifying footage shows moment plane from New York crashes in Mexico

A private jet travelling from New York to Mexico has crashed – in what is the second aviation incident in 24 hours after a helicopter plummeted in the Hudson River, killing six people on board, including three children.

Footage circulating on social media shows the Gulfstream V long-range aircraft skidding off the runway at Cabo San Lucas International Airport.

It is seen veering off the paved surface and coming to a halt near the edge of the airfield.

Plumes of smoke are rising from the wreckage as emergency crews rush in.