Colombia’s defence ministry said Monday that a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 aircraft was involved in an accident in the country’s southern region, with local reports suggesting around 110 soldiers were on board.
Defence Minister Pedro Sánchez expressed grief over the crash, saying the aircraft went down while taking off from Puerto Leguízamo in Putumayo as it transported troops.
He said military units had reached the site, but the exact number of casualties and the cause of the crash remain unclear.
There was no immediate response from Lockheed Martin.
The incident comes weeks after another C-130 crash in Bolivia’s city of El Alto in February, which killed more than 20 people and injured dozens.
Separate crash in New York
In a separate incident, two pilots were killed and 32 passengers injured when an Air Canada Express CRJ-900 collided with a fire truck while landing at LaGuardia Airport.
The aircraft, operated by Jazz Aviation, was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members from Montreal.
Airport operations were suspended following the crash, with the National Transportation Safety Board launching an investigation.
Initial reports indicate the fire truck was on the runway responding to another incident when it struck the landing aircraft.
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