Emergency personnel work on the web site the place a Bolivian Air Pressure Hercules plane crashed onto a busy avenue amid inclement climate within the metropolis of El Alto, Bolivia on Friday (February 27, 2026).
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A minimum of 15 individuals have been killed on Friday (February 27, 2026( when a Bolivian navy cargo airplane carrying banknotes crashed whereas touchdown close to the capital La Paz, authorities stated, prompting police to repel bystanders grabbing spilled money.
The plane, a C-130 Hercules transport airplane, veered off the runway at El Alto Worldwide Airport and crashed into an avenue, crushing at the least one automobile and damaging vehicles, native media footage confirmed.
“We’re recovering the our bodies of those individuals who have sadly suffered within the accident,” Colonel Pavel Tovar of the nationwide fireplace division instructed reporters, saying at the least 15 individuals died within the catastrophe.
Mr. Tovar didn’t make clear if the useless have been within the airplane or within the automobiles on the freeway close to the airport in La Paz. He stated there have been individuals injured.
The plane struck automobiles within the metropolis of El Alto, which is adjoining to La Paz, earlier than coming to relaxation in a area, in accordance with photographs circulating on social media. There have been conflicting reviews of whether or not the airplane was taking off or touchdown when it crashed.
Particles from the plane, destroyed automobiles, and our bodies littered the highway. In keeping with Mr. Tovar, at the least 15 automobiles have been concerned. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames engulfing the plane.
Photographs circulating on social media confirmed individuals speeding to gather the payments whereas police in riot gear tried to disperse them.
Authorities briefly suspended all flights to and from the terminal.
Printed – February 28, 2026 07:55 am IST