Military helicopter crashed in Colombia: 19 injured

According to the news in the Colombian press, the army's UH-60 Black Hawk type military helicopter crashed during a personnel transport and supply mission on the route between the towns of Popayan and Inza. 19 military personnel were injured in various parts of the accident.

In the statement made by the authorities, it was reported that 4 crew members and 15 soldiers on the helicopter were injured, 4 of them had fractures, and the other 15 personnel were treated for various blows and crushes. Military teams and emergency aid workers dispatched to the region after the accident attended to the injured. The army announced that an investigation was launched to determine the cause of the accident.

HELICOPTER CRASHED IN THE AREA WHERE FARC AND ELN ARE DENSIVE

On the other hand, the town of Inza in the Cauca administrative region, where the helicopter crashed, is known as a strategic corridor where illegal armed groups such as the EMC, formed by former members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) who rejected the peace agreement, and the armed rebel organization National Liberation Army (ELN) operate intensively.

Military officials stated that despite the security risk in the region, there was no evidence that the helicopter was fired on from the ground in the initial investigations, and that the accident may have occurred due to adverse weather conditions or mechanical failure.