Illustrative image with the intervention of the authorities in Venezuela to another plane accident, from January 2025, from the Caracas area. Credit: Juan Barreto / AFP / Profimedia
A small military plane, which transports members of an indigenous community to the Amazon territory, collapsed on Tuesday, in an event with the deaths of seven of the people on board, the Ministry of Defense in Venezuela announced, according to AFP.
The plane collapsed in the state of Amazonas in the south of Venezuela, following a possible technical malfunction. Three soldiers, including the pilot, survived.
There were at least 10 people on board, including several members of the Yanomami indigenous community, the crew and medical staff, officials said.
The co -pilot is among the people who have died in the aviation event.
The plane belonged to a unit of the air forces dedicated to supporting the indigenous communities in the isolated Amazon region.
Local authorities and rescue teams have reached the event and an investigation was opened to accurately establish the causes of collapse, writes Times of India.
