A military plane has crashed on to \u200ca busy road in the \u200bcity of El Alto, near Bolivia’s capital La Paz, killing 15 people and injuring at least 30 others, according to media reports.<\/p>\n
The Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft was transporting \u200cnew banknotes to the interior of the country, media \u200bstation Unitel said, citing the Bolivian Ministry of Defence.<\/p>\n
The plane had \u200bdeparted from the city of Santa Cruz and crashed after landing and skidding off the runway \u200bonto a neighbouring street before coming to rest in a field, according to \u2060local authorities.<\/p>\n
It’s unclear whether the plan was taking off our landing when it crashed.<\/p>\n
Reuters reports that social media footage showed chaotic scenes of \u200bpeople appearing \u2060to pick up money that lay strewn on the ground following \u200cthe crash.<\/p>\n
Local authorities on the scene were warding off people using water hoses.<\/p>\n
Reuters, however, has not been able to verify the images.<\/p>\n
Video broadcast on local media showed \u2060the aircraft was severely damaged, as \u200bwere a number of vehicles along \u200bthe road where the crash took place.<\/p>\n
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