At least 11 killed after military plane carrying banknotes crashes in Bolivia

The cargo plane crashed while landing in the city of El Alto, reportedly hitting vehicles on a motorway.

At least 15 people were killed and 30 others injured after a Bolivian military plane crashed on Friday in the western city of El Alto, local media reported.

A Bolivian Air Force Hercules C-130 cargo plane carrying newly printed currency crashed near La Paz, killing at least 15 people and injuring others. The plane veered off the runway at El Alto airport, damaging around 15 vehicles on a highway. Authorities burned the cash under Central Bank President David Espinoza’s supervision, clarifying the bills had no legal value as they had not entered circulation. The cause of the crash is under investigation.

A cargo plane carrying money crashed on a highway near Bolivia’s capital, scattering banknotes across the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and 30 injured. The plane reportedly hit cars in El Alto before coming to rest in a field. The aircraft 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. Authorities temporarily suspended all flights to and from the terminal.

At least 20 people have been killed and more than 30 injured after a Bolivian Air Force Hercules transport plane, carrying a cargo of newly printed banknotes, crashed onto a busy highway while attempting to land in bad weather near the capital, La Paz. The military plane was attempting to land on Friday evening at El Alto International Airport when it skidded off the runway and ploughed into a nearby road. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Fifteen people were killed and at least 30 more were injured on Friday evening after a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft carrying new banknotes from the country's central bank crashed onto a busy avenue amid inclement weather in the city of El Alto, near Bolivia's capital La Paz, according to television reports.

A Bolivian Air Force Hercules C-130 cargo plane carrying newly printed currency crashed near La Paz, killing at least 15 people and injuring others. The plane veered off the runway at El Alto airport, damaging around 15 vehicles on a highway. Authorities burned the cash under Central Bank President David Espinoza’s supervision, clarifying the bills had no legal value as they had not entered circulation. The cause of the crash is under investigation.