A small plane crashed, this Monday, against a building in Medellín, Colombia. According to the mayor of the second largest city in Colombia, Daniel Quintero Calle, the Piper twin-engine plane will have had “engine failure” after leaving the Olaya Herrera Airport. “In principle, he was going to return to the terminal to land, but he could not make it.”
The number of victims is still unknown, and the aircraft was carrying, according to El País, six passengers and two crew members. The mayor of the city reported, on social networks, that “all administrative capacities were activated to help the victims.”
#Last minute ???????? The Administrative Department of Disaster Risk Management responded to the emergency that arose a few minutes ago, a plane that was flying over Medellín crashed in a residential area.
News in development…#News #News pic.twitter.com/lFHDxVXBxf
— The Express (@eleexpressodia) November 21, 2022
In the place is not only Daniel Quintero Calle, but also the firefighters. “Four machines with 15 units of the official fire department of Medellín support the emergency work. There are also aeronautical technicians in the place”, read on Twitter from the Medellín Civil Protection section.
???????? A PA31 aircraft operated by SanGermán in which 6 passengers and 2 crew members were traveling. The last reported time in the air was at 10:14 am With destination Pizarro in El Chocó.
???????? pic.twitter.com/1xXyVELPDY— DAGRD – Medellin (@DAGRDMedellin) November 21, 2022
In the images released by Civil Protection, a thick cloud of smoke can be seen. The building was also completely destroyed.
Source: Observadora
