A Bolivian army cargo airplane carrying cash crashed Friday close to Bolivia’s capital, damaging a few dozen autos on a freeway, scattering payments on the bottom and leaving no less than 15 folks lifeless, an official stated.
Pavel Tovar, an area hearth chief, didn’t make clear whether or not the lifeless have been within the airplane or within the vehicles on the freeway close to the airport in La Paz. He stated there have been folks injured.
The plane struck autos within the metropolis of El Alto, which is adjoining to La Paz, earlier than coming to relaxation in a subject, in accordance with photos circulating on social media. There have been conflicting experiences of whether or not the airplane was taking off or touchdown when it crashed.
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Particles from the plane destroyed vehicles, and our bodies littered the street. Based on Tovar, no less than 15 autos have been concerned. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames engulfing the plane.
The airplane, a Hercules plane belonging to the Bolivian air pressure, was transporting new banknotes from the Central Financial institution to different cities and a lot of payments scattered on the bottom on the crash web site.
Photographs circulating on social media confirmed folks speeding to gather the payments whereas police in riot gear tried to disperse them
Authorities briefly suspended all flights to and from the terminal.
