Child dies in accident in Santa Marta: plane leaves the runway, collides with a tree

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This Sunday, October 16, the accident of a small plane at the Simón Bolívar airport in Santa marta colombia, in which the first human loss was already confirmed: child.

It is a minor five years who was enjoying, together with his family, a day at the beach, the scene of the incident.

According to reports, the aircraft, after leaving the runway and breaking the terminal’s enclosure mesh, left to the spa, where there were several people in and out of the water.

The plane slowed its path through a huge Trupillo tree, but it hit two adults and two kids. The newspaper El Tiempo reports that young people were the most affected by the collision.

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The injured were taken to a nearby clinic, but due to the severity of their injuries, one of the minors died, while another girl is in serious conditions. The adults suffered minor injuries.

For their part, the crew of the aircraft had minor injuries. The ship that crashed was an airplane type SF50 Cirrus of the company Paamerican Training Center. The reasons why this ended in the northern part of “Sleeping Beach”.

In total they are eight people injured five passengers and three who enjoyed the festive bridge.


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