Bogota: A minimum of 10 individuals have died after a small plane crashed in northwestern Colombia, authorities confirmed. The aircraft, operated by Pacifica Journey, was reported lacking since Wednesday after it took off from Jurado for Medellin. It reportedly crashed in a rural space of Urrao, a municipality within the northwest Colombian division of Antioquia. Two crew members and eight passengers have been on board on the time, Xinhua information company reported.
“Sadly, there aren’t any survivors. We’ve got 37 personnel working on the website, and we’re expediting the second stage, which includes recovering the our bodies and coordinating with judicial police,” stated Carlos Rios Puerta, director of Antioquia’s danger administration division. Hostile climate situations, he stated, are complicating the restoration course of, because it have to be performed on the bottom with out the help of helicopters.
“We’re making efforts to make sure this course of is as swift and environment friendly as attainable,” he added. Pacifica Journey launched an announcement expressing its dedication to supporting the victims’ households. “We shall be with them always, offering help and assembly each want arising from this tragic occasion.”
The transport ministry and the civil aviation authority additionally prolonged condolences to the victims’ households, who’ve gathered at Medellin airport. The civil aviation authority has launched an investigation to find out the reason for the crash.
Earlier, a Mi-17 transport helicopter of the Colombian Aerospace Pressure crashed throughout a coaching flight, reported official Twitter web page of the Ministry of Protection of Colombia. Throughout a coaching train to move personnel, a Mi-17-1V helicopter started to lose management and crashed in a village close to Anori, Antioquia. 5 troopers and two civilians have been injured and hospitalised. The Colombian military aviation makes use of a complete of 22 Mi-17 helicopters within the 1V, MD and V-5 variations, that are utilized by cell models and air assault models.
