On the afternoon of this Sunday, March 19, a Colombian Army aircraft, with four military personnel on board, crashed in Quibdó, the capital of Chocó. None of the crew members survived the incident, reported Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who ordered an investigation into the event.
a helicopter from National Army from Colombia rushed into the city of Quibdó, capital of Chocó, this Sunday, March 19, while carrying out supply operations. Its four occupants died in the accident, reported Colombian President Gustavo Petro, who ordered an investigation into the event to clarify the reasons for the accident.
“A few minutes ago an Army helicopter crashed in Quibdó while doing supply work. I have ordered the authorities to immediately move to the area to attend to the emergency and investigate the causes of what happened,” the Colombian president wrote on Twitter.
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An engine failure
According to local media reports, the hypothesis of an engine failure is being handled. To avoid the crash of the device on a populated area, the crew tried to direct the aircraft towards a clear place to cause the least possible impact on the population; reviewed the newspaper The Spanish.
According to preliminary versions, the accident occurred in the Cabí sector, in the Niño Jesús neighborhood of the Chocoan capital.
Several residents were able to record the moment of the events, images that were quickly disseminated on social networks.
?? #NOW | A military helicopter crashes in Chocó, Colombia. There are two people dead. pic.twitter.com/fWGhNVDFkh
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“It is with sadness that I regret to report that there were no survivors in the plane crash in Quibdó. I accompany the families of the CT. Hector Jerez, TE. Julieth Garcia, SS. Johan Orozco and SS. Ruben Leguizamon in this painful moment. We will not leave them alone,” asked Petro.
The military personnel on board the aircraft were part of a supply operation carried out by the joint force to bring food to all the soldiers who carry out missions in the upper and lower Baudó, Colombian municipality.
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