Colombia: Plane crash kills 14 in Meta province

>The twin-engine propeller plane crashed in the province of Meta, killing all on board, civil aviation agency says.

>Fourteen people were killed in a plane crash in the Colombian province of Meta on Saturday, the country’s civil aviation agency has said.

>The Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics said there were no survivors of the crash, which occurred after the DC-3 aircraft made a distress call at 10:40am local time (15:40 GMT).

>The US-made twin-engine propeller plane was en route to central Villavicencio from the southern city of San Jose del Guaviare, the agency added.

>“Unfortunately… there were no survivors,” the agency said, adding that the wreckage was found close to Villavicencio.

>The plane of Laser Aereo Airlines – a cargo and passenger transport company – crashed midway through its flight, in San Carlos de Guaroa municipality.

>The airline said it had no comment to offer immediately.

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