An ill-fated military aircraft transporting 121 soldiers
met with an accident shortly after its departure on Monday in southwestern
Colombia, resulting in approximately 66 fatalities and leaving several others
injured.
As per a senior official, a 'tragic accident'
occurred in Puerto Leguizamo, a remote municipality in the Amazonian province
of Putumayo, which is adjacent to the neighboring South American countries of
Peru and Ecuador.
According to the Air Force, the C-130
Hercules was carrying 121 people, including 110 soldiers and 11 crew
members.
Furthermore, the air force officials
mentioned that two planes, containing 74 beds, were sent to the area to return
the injured to hospitals in the capital, Bogota, and other regions.
Carlos Fernando Silva, the chief of
Colombia's air force, reported that the specifics of the crash are still not
known, 'except that the aircraft had a problem and plummeted about two
kilometers from the airport.'
No other piece of information about the
deceased was immediately released by the authorities.
Bodies were being taken to a hospital for
identification.
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