"A C-130 Hercules transport plane, skidded off the runway at El Alto international airport and veered along an avenue before coming to rest in a field, local media footage showed. Debris from the aircraft, destroyed cars, and bodies littered the road. According to Tovar, at least 15 vehicles were involved."
"The plane, which belongs to the Bolivian air force, 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. The Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports authority (NAABOL) said in a statement that the C-130 departed the eastern city of Santa Cruz and crashed while landing at the international airport in La Paz."
"Footage from local media showed people rushing to collect the bills while police in riot gear tried to disperse them using teargas. Fire chief Pavel Tovar did not specify if those killed were in the plane or on the highway near the airport in La Paz. He said people had been injured."
A C-130 Hercules transport plane belonging to the Bolivian air force crashed at El Alto international airport near La Paz on Friday while landing. The aircraft skidded off the runway and veered along an avenue before stopping in a field, killing at least 15 people and injuring others. The plane was transporting newly printed banknotes from the central bank to other cities. The crash damaged approximately a dozen vehicles on the highway, with debris and bodies scattered across the road. Firefighters extinguished the flames engulfing the aircraft. Two of the six crew members remained missing as of late Friday. Large quantities of banknotes scattered at the crash site, prompting crowds to gather and collect bills while police dispersed them using teargas.
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