Death toll from Colombian military aircraft crash rises to 66

An ambulance leaves a military hospital after transporting the injured from a Colombian military aircraft crash, in Bogota, Colombia, on March 23, 2026. The death toll from a Colombian military aircraft crash in southern Colombia's Putumayo region has risen to 66, with 57 others injured, local media reported on Monday, citing military sources. (Photo by Andres Moreno/Xinhua)

BOGOTA, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a Colombian military aircraft crash in southern Colombia's Putumayo region has risen to 66, with 57 others injured, local media reported on Monday, citing military sources. ■

An ambulance leaves a military hospital after transporting the injured from a Colombian military aircraft crash, in Bogota, Colombia, on March 23, 2026. The death toll from a Colombian military aircraft crash in southern Colombia's Putumayo region has risen to 66, with 57 others injured, local media reported on Monday, citing military sources. (Photo by Andres Moreno/Xinhua)

This photo taken on March 23, 2026 shows a military hospital where some of the injured from a Colombian military aircraft crash are treated, in Bogota, Colombia. The death toll from a Colombian military aircraft crash in southern Colombia's Putumayo region has risen to 66, with 57 others injured, local media reported on Monday, citing military sources. (Photo by Andres Moreno/Xinhua)

An ambulance leaves a military hospital after transporting the injured from a Colombian military aircraft crash, in Bogota, Colombia, on March 23, 2026. The death toll from a Colombian military aircraft crash in southern Colombia's Putumayo region has risen to 66, with 57 others injured, local media reported on Monday, citing military sources. (Photo by Andres Moreno/Xinhua)