File photo of a plane crash. (Representational Image) PHOTO: AFP
BAGOTA: At least seven people were killed and another three injured when a small plane crashed in southwestern Colombia on Sunday, a firefighter said.
"Nine people were on board the plane. Seven died, while two are seriously injured," Juan Carlos Ganan, the commander of firefighters in the area, told AFP.
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The third person injured was a child on the ground in the area where the plane crashed, Ganan said.
Firefighters were trying to stop fuel leaking from the aircraft, Ganan added.
The plane, which crashed at 2:11 pm (1911 GMT), was headed from Popayan to Lopez de Micay, both in Cauca department.
The cause of the crash was not known and an investigation was underway, Ganan said.
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