The air force said the Lockheed Martin-built Hercules C-130 had been transporting soldiers to another city in the Putumayo province. Sanchez said the plane hit the ground just 1.5km (0.9 miles) away from where it took ⁠off. Colombia acquired its first Hercules C-130 plane in the late 1960s and has more recently modernised some older C-130s with newer models sent from the United States. Last month, another Hercules C-130 belonging to the Bolivian Air Force crashed in the city of El Alto, barely missing a residential building. More than 20 people were killed in that crash, and a further 30 were injured.

Source: GhanaWeb March 24, 2026 04:27 UTC