Plane in Bolivia carrying money crashed scattering bills on the ground
發佈日期: 2026-02-28 20:33
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Bolivian officials said a cargo plane carrying money crashed Friday near the country's capital La Paz, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and 30 others injured.
Bolivia's defense minister said a Hercules C-130 plane transporting newly printed Bolivian currency from the Central Bank of Bolivia was trying to land but veered off the runway at an airport in El Alto, a city adjacent to the capital La Paz, ending up in a nearby field. Firefighters were able to put out the flames that engulfed the aircraft.
At least 15 people were killed but the defense minister did not clarify if the dead were on the plane or in cars on a nearby highway.
Bolivian Air Force General Sergio Lora said two of the plane's six crew members had not been found as of late Friday. Adding, the aircraft was arriving from the eastern city of Santa Cruz where it had picked up its cargo.
More than 500 soldiers and 100 police took control of the area to disperse hundreds of people trying to collect the spilled bills.
Police and military personnel burned the cash boxes in the presence of Central Bank President David Espinoza who said the bills have no legal value because they never entered circulation.
Espinoza did not specify the amount of money being transported but he said the banknotes had arrived in Santa Cruz from abroad.
Bolivia's national airline Bolivina de Aviacion announced the temporary closure of El Alto International Airport following the crash.
