Colombia plane crash, all on board killed
Authorities say a dozen people have been killed in a plane crash in central Colombia.
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority said the DC-3 aircraft declared an emergency late this morning while en route to the city of Villavicencio.
Officials later confirmed that all 14 people aboard were killed in the accident.
Emergency services are ion scene collecting evidence from the crash site to determine the cause of a fatal plane crash in Colombia. EPA/AAP
The aircraft declared an emergency on Saturday morning and the president sent his condolences to the victim's families. EPA/AAP
The aircraft was reportedly operated by Laser air service and had departed from San Jose del Guaviare.
President Ivan Duque sent his condolences to the families of those killed and said authorities were working to identify the remains.
A plane accident in the village of La Bendicion, municipality of San Martin, Meta, Colombia, 09 March 2019. At least 12 people, including a minor, died when a DC-3 plane of the Laser airline crashed in a jungle area of the Colombian department of Meta. EPA/AAP
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