LA PAZ: At least 15 people were killed Friday when a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying banknotes crashed while landing near the capital La Paz, authorities said, prompting police to repel bystanders grabbing spilled cash. The aircraft, a C-130 Hercules transport plane, veered off the runway at El Alto International Airport and crashed into an avenue, crushing at least one car and damaging trucks, local media footage showed. &quot;We are recovering the bodies of these people who have sadly suffered in the accident,&quot; Colonel Pavel Tovar of the national fire department told reporters, saying at least 15 people died in the disaster. *More to follow.*

Military personnel stand next to pieces of a military plane that crashed in el Alto, near La Paz, on February 27, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

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Local media footage shows the aircraft, a C-130 Hercules transport plane, veering off the runway at El Alto International Airport and crashing into an avenue, crushing at least one car and damaging trucks.


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At least 15 dead in Bolivian military plane crash: firefighters

At least 15 dead in Bolivian military plane crash: firefighters