Small Plane Crash Kills 13 Near Peru's Nazca Lines
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- A small plane carrying tourists to view Peru's Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed near Pisco, killing all 13 people on board, including 11 passengers and two crew members.
- Police are investigating the incident.
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A small plane carrying tourists to view the Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed shortly after takeoff from Pisco airport, resulting in 13 fatalities.
At least 13 people died when a small plane carrying tourists to view Peru’s famed Nazca Lines archaeological site crashed, police said on Saturday.
“We have information that 11 passengers and two crew members have died,” Police Major Jorge Andrade told reporters from the crash site in the country’s south.
The incident happened just after 1pm local time after the plane took off from the airport in Pisco, located about 240km (150 miles) south of the capital Lima.
“Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far,” Andrade said, without identifying the victims.
He also did not give any immediate indication of what may have caused the crash. Peru’s civil aviation authority will investigate the incident.
Firefighters and police were working at the scene amid the twisted, smouldering wreckage of the aircraft, images posted on Facebook by local news outlets revealed.
Open Questions
- What caused the plane crash?
- Who were the victims?
