Scores feared dead as Colombian military plane crashes
- Colombia
- marzo 23, 2026
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Transport plane carrying 125 soldiers and crew crashes shortly after takeoff in southern Amazon region
Scores of Colombian soldiers are feared dead after a military transport plane crashed on takeoff in the south of the country.
The defence minister, Pedro Sánchez, said the accident happened as the Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 plane was taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, deep in Colombia’s southern Amazon region, on the border with Peru, as it transported troops from the armed forces.
