Colombian military plane carrying more than 100 personnel crashes on takeoff
CNN • • general
Key Points:
- A Colombian military C-130 Hercules transport plane crashed on takeoff in Puerto Leguízamo, Putumayo, carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew members, according to military officials.
- At least 48 people have been rescued, with several survivors taken to a local hospital, while the cause of the crash remains undetermined.
- The crash occurred less than two miles from Caucaya Airport, with eyewitness footage showing the plane shortly before the accident and images depicting thick smoke and flames at the site.
- President Gustavo Petro condemned the incident, attributing it to the armed forces' lack of modernization caused by bureaucratic issues, and Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed condolences to the victims' families.
