Cargo plane crash near Bolivia's capital leaves 15 dead, damages vehicles

Описание: (28 Feb 2026)
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El Alto, Bolivia - 27 February 2026
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1. First responders nearby a damaged car by the crash of a Hercules plane from the Bolivian army
2. First responders surrounding wreckage covered with a blue cloth
3. Cars and first responders, sound crowd yelling nearby, first responders approaching crowd now moving away
4. Wrecked car
5. Military Police officers moving in ranks to cordon off area
6. First responders nearby wreckage
7. Debris
8. First responders
STORYLINE:
A cargo plane carrying money crashed moments after takeoff Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on a highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead, an official said.

Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway near the airport in La Paz. He said there were people injured.

The aircraft skidded off the runway shortly after takeoff, striking vehicles in the city of El Alto, which is adjacent to La Paz, before coming to rest in a field, according to images circulating on social media.

Debris from the aircraft, destroyed cars, and bodies littered the road. According to Tovar, at least 15 vehicles were involved. Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames engulfing the aircraft.

The plane, a Hercules aircraft belonging to the Bolivian air force, was transporting new banknotes from the Central Bank to other cities and a large number of bills scattered on the ground at the crash site.

Images circulating on social media showed people rushing to collect the bills while police in riot gear tried to disperse them.

Authorities temporarily suspended all flights to and from the terminal.

AP Video by Carlos Guerrero

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