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Colombia plane crash kills seven
BOGOTA, Sept 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – At least seven people were killed and
another three injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia on
Sunday, a firefighter said.
“Nine people were on board the plane. Seven died, while two are seriously
injured,” Juan Carlos Ganan, the commander of firefighters in the area, told
AFP.
The third person injured was a child on the ground in the area where the
plane crashed, Ganan said.
Firefighters were trying to stop fuel leaking from the aircraft, Ganan
added.
The plane, which crashed at 2:11 pm (1911 GMT), was headed from Popayan to
Lopez de Micay, both in Cauca department.
The cause of the crash was not known and an investigation was under way,
Ganan said.
BSS/AFP/MSY/0915 hrs