Mexico City, March 24 (Sputnik/UNI) The death toll from the crash of a C-130 military transport plane in Colombia’s Putumayo Department has risen to 66, the Caracol broadcaster reported.
Earlier, the publication reported 48 fatalities.
At this time, 66 fatalities have been confirmed, 58 of them are from the National Army, six from the Colombian Aerospace Force, and two from the National Police, the broadcaster said.
According to Caracol, there were 128 military personnel on board the crashed plane, not the 125 previously reported.
The Colombian Aerospace Forces said on Monday that a C-130 military transport aircraft had crashed shortly after takeoff near Puerto Leguizamo, Putumayo Department. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined, and an investigation is ongoing.
Death toll from Colombian plane crash rises to 66
