PLANE CRASH IN COLOMBIA KILLS ALL 15 ON BOARD INCLUDING LAWMAKER

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By Aishat Momoh. O.

An airplane carrying 15 people, including a Colombian lawmaker, has crashed near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, killing all passengers and crew, authorities confirmed on Wednesday.

The aircraft, a Beechcraft 1900 twin-propeller plane operated by state airline Satena, took off from the border city of Cúcuta and lost contact with air traffic control shortly before it was due to land in nearby Ocaña around midday local time.

Colombia’s civil aviation authority told AFP that there were no survivors from the crash.

Among the 13 passengers and two crew members were Diógenes Quintero, a member of Colombia’s Chamber of Representatives, and Carlos Salcedo, a candidate in the upcoming elections.

Local authorities deployed the Colombian Air Force and other emergency services to locate the wreckage in the remote, mountainous region of Norte de Santander, an area with difficult terrain and rapidly changing weather patterns.

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Search and recovery operations were activated after the plane, designated as flight NSE 8849 (HK-4709), lost contact with radar shortly before it was due to land, prompting immediate safety protocols by Satena and the country’s aviation agencies.

President and local officials expressed concern over the tragedy as investigations into the cause of the crash continue.

This deadly accident has been confirmed by multiple news agencies reporting from Colombia’s northeastern region.