A military aircraft belonging to the Colombian Air Force crashed shortly after takeoff in southern Colombia, leaving at least 66 people dead and dozens injured, according to authorities.
Air Force commander Carlos Fernando Silva Rueda confirmed that 114 military personnel and 11 crew members were on board the aircraft at the time of the accident.
The plane, a C-130 Hercules manufactured in the United States and commonly used for troop transport, went down near the city of Puerto Leguizamo in the Putumayo region.
Emergency teams rushed to the crash site and were seen searching through the wreckage for survivors, while the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
