At least one killed after Colombian military plane crashes on takeoff
Al Jazeera
Air Force says plane was carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew members, and authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
At least one person has died after a Colombian military plane with 125 people on board crashed after takeoff in the south of the country.
Air Force Commander Carlos Fernando Silva said in a video posted on social media on Monday that the plane was carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew members, and that authorities were still investigating the cause of the crash.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced in a post on X that at least one person was killed, 77 were injured, and the status of 43 others was yet to be determined.
“The causes of the Hercules plane accident are still unknown. Strength to the families of the young soldiers of the Homeland,” he said.
Earlier, Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez said the accident occurred when the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane took off from Puerto Leguizamo on the border with Peru while transporting troops.
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