NO SURVIVORS AS PLANE CARRYING COLOMBIAN LAWMAKER CRASHES NEAR VENEZUELAN BORDER
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A twin-propeller aircraft carrying 15 people, including Colombian lawmaker Diogenes Quintero, has crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, killing all those on board.
The aircraft departed from the border city of Cúcuta on January 28 and was en route to the nearby town of Ocaña when it lost contact with air traffic control shortly before its scheduled landing at about 5:00 p.m. GMT, according to AFP.
An official of Colombia’s aviation authority confirmed that there were no survivors. The plane was carrying 13 passengers and two crew members.
The crash occurred in a region known for its rugged terrain, volatile weather conditions and the presence of armed groups, including the National Liberation Army (ELN), Colombia’s largest guerrilla organisation.
Following the incident, the Colombian government deployed the Air Force to locate the wreckage and recover the bodies, NDTV reported.
Local lawmaker Wilmer Carrillo expressed concern over the tragedy, confirming that Quintero and others on board were well-known political figures. “We have received with concern the information about the air accident in which my colleague, Diogenes Quintero, Carlos Salcedo and their teams were travelling,” Carrillo said.
Quintero was a serving member of Colombia’s Chamber of Deputies, while Salcedo was a candidate in the forthcoming elections.
The incident adds to a series of fatal aviation accidents involving prominent figures in Colombia. In January 2025, a private aircraft crashed in central-eastern Colombia, killing all six occupants, including popular singer Yeison Jiménez.
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