The military cargo plane was carrying Bolivian banknotes which scattered on the highway upon impact. The police tried to disperse locals who rushed to grab the money.
A military cargo plane carrying banknotes skidded off the runway near Bolivia’s capital La Paz on Friday and crashed into a busy avenue.
Officials said 15 people had died into the incident and at least 30 others were injured.
Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway in the city of El Alto, which is adjacent to La Paz.
Crash triggers cash grab
Videos on social media and those reported by local media show the C-130 Hercules transport plane veering off the runway, into a busy highway where it damaged about a dozen vehicles, before coming to rest in a field.
The aircraft was carrying Bolivian bank notes which scattered when the plane crashed.
Other images on social media showed locals rushing to grab the scattered money while the police dressed in riot gear tried to disperse them.
Fire fighters managed to extinguish the flames from the crash.
Source : https://www.dw.com/en/bolivia-15-killed-in-cargo-plane-crash-near-la-paz/a-76159956
