A Colombian military transport plane carrying troops has crashed on takeoff in the south of the country, Defense Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Monday.
“Military units are already at the scene. However, the number of victims and the causes of the accident have not yet been precisely determined,” the minister said on X.
The accident involved a C-130 Hercules aircraft and occurred in Puerto Leguízamo, a town in Putumayo department, bordering Peru.
Sánchez has sent condolences to the families of those affected.
The cause of the crash is not yet known.
This is a developing story and will be updated.