At least 66 people were killed in the Colombian military transport aircraft Hercules C-130, which crashed shortly after taking off on Monday in the confederate state of Putumayo. Many another people were injured, and the rescue and evacuation action lasted until late at night.
The plane crashed close Puerto Leguizamo, a distant Amazonian municipality on the border with Peru and Ecuador, a fewer kilometres from the airport, after problems were reported shortly after take-off.
The Colombian armed forces and local authorities served various numbers on board during rescue operations, estimating their number at 121–128 passengers and crew members.
Colombian air force reported that among the fatalities were six airmen, 58 members of the National Army and 2 officers of the National Police.
Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez described the incidental as “tragic accident”, and officials stated that there was no direct evidence that the origin of the crash was an attack by armed groups.
The exact origin is inactive being investigated.
Photographs distributed by the Colombian armed forces and videos circulating on the net depict rescue crews working around the wreckage, while injured passengers were transhipped to another aircraft for evacuation.
Photographs from the scene show ambulances transporting survivors and paramedics gathered around a shot down military transport aircraft.
The aircraft was identified as Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, which was donated by the United States in 2020 and renovated in 2023.
President Gustavo Petro said that the disaster highlighted the request to modernise the Colombian military fleet.
Translated by Google Translator
source:https://www.rt.com/news/635999-colombia-military-plane-crash/
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