An airplane crashed in Colombia and at least 12 people died

At least twelve people died yesterday at

Colombia

after that

a private plane squeezed

, near the town of Villavicencio.

President,

Iván Duque

He referred to this tragedy during a government act in the Arauca Department, in the north-east of the country, and said: "We have learned with pain that an aerial tragedy had occurred that day, a plane heading for Villavicencio, medium-capacity aircraft, missing and found destroyed. "

The mayor of the municipality of Taraira, in the jungle department of Vaupés, Doris Villegas, is one of the victims. Emergency services identify all pbadengers and crew.

The aircraft, company Laser Express, covered the road Tararira Vaupés-San Jose del Guaviare-Villavicencio. At 10:40 pm, he declared the emergency and finally fell between San Carlos de Guaroa and San Martín. The causes are still under study.

"Once the preliminary airworthiness validations had been carried out, it was found that the DC-3 aircraft had valid certifications, and it was also possible to verify the validity of the aircraft's licenses and medical certificates. crew, "said Aeronautica Civil de Colombia.

In addition, he said that it was a pbadenger plane private DC-3. These are generally used to travel on routes connecting isolated populations in the jungle of southeastern Colombia and to simultaneously transport goods and pbadengers.

DPA Agency