{"id":105741,"date":"2026-02-28T09:01:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shipping.einnews.com\/article\/896416242"},"modified":"2026-02-28T09:01:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T12:01:42","slug":"just-in-20-people-confirmed-dead-after-cargo-plan-with-huge-sum-of-money-crashed-location-emerges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/2026\/02\/28\/just-in-20-people-confirmed-dead-after-cargo-plan-with-huge-sum-of-money-crashed-location-emerges\/","title":{"rendered":"Just In: 20 people confirmed dead after cargo plan with huge sum of money crashed, location emerges"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>At least 20 people were confirmed dead after a Bolivian military cargo plane carrying money crashed near La Paz, Colonel Rene Tambo said<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Police dispersed crowds looting scattered banknotes with tear gas and arrested twelve suspects, Prosecutor Luis Carlos Torres reported<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Ministry of Defence announced an investigation into the crash and warned that the cash had no legal value and its possession constituted a crime<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"align-left\">At least 20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/people\/\">people<\/a> have been confirmed dead after a Bolivian military cargo plane transporting a large sum of money crashed while landing near La Paz, authorities said on Friday. Witnesses described chaotic scenes as bystanders attempted to grab the scattered cash.<\/p>\n<h2>Plane crashes during landing at El Alto airport<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"article-image\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=100&resize=100&ssl=1 100w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=150&resize=150&ssl=1 150w, 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https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=1024&resize=1024&ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" class=\"article-image__picture\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/1120\/4492fb69f664fc38.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1\" alt=\"Just In: 20 People Confirmed Dead After Cargo Plan With Huge Sum of Money Crashed, Location Emerges\" title=\"Just In: 20 People Confirmed Dead After Cargo Plan With Huge Sum of Money Crashed, Location Emerges\" width=\"1120\" height=\"630\"><button title=\"Expand image\" class=\"article-image__button\"><\/button><figcaption class=\"article-image__caption\">Just In: 20 People Confirmed Dead After Cargo Plan With Huge Sum of Money Crashed, Location Emerges<br \/>Source: Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The aircraft, a Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules, veered off the runway at El Alto International Airport and collided with a busy avenue, destroying multiple vehicles. <\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Footage from local media showed mangled plane debris strewn across the road, while crowds rushed to collect banknotes scattered by the impact.<\/p>\n<div class=\"post__read-also c-article-read-also js-read-also\" data-news-type=\"Read also\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/nigeria\/1698812-breaking-heavy-tears-fuel-tanker-crushes-school-pupils\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__image-wrapper\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  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https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/360x203\/93925cff059f7b48.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=1280&resize=1280&ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/360x203\/93925cff059f7b48.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=1600&resize=1600&ssl=1 1600w\" fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/360x203\/93925cff059f7b48.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/nigeria\/1698812-breaking-heavy-tears-fuel-tanker-crushes-school-pupils\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__headline\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__caption\">Read also<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__headline-wrapper\"><span class=\"c-article-read-also__headline-hover-inner\">Breaking: Heavy tears as fuel tanker rams into tricycle, crushes school children to death<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Colonel Rene Tambo, head of the police homLcide division in El Alto, said: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThere are about 20, maybe a few more, casualties.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Earlier, Colonel Pavel Tovar of the National Fire Department had reported \u201cbetween 15 and 16 people\u201d killed, adding, \u201cWe are recovering the bodies of these people who have sadly suffered in the accident.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The Bolivian Health Ministry confirmed at least 28 people were injured, some seriously.<\/p>\n<h2>Treacherous weather may have contributed<\/h2>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Witnesses reported harsh weather at the time of the crash. Cristina Choque, a 60-year-old vendor whose car was hit by debris, said: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cA heavy hailstorm was falling and there was lightning when the plane went down. The tyre is what fell on top of us\u2026 my daughter is injured, she has a head wound.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The Ministry of Defence has announced it will launch a full investigation into the cause of the crash.<\/p>\n<h2>Authorities warn against seizing cash<\/h2>\n<div class=\"post__read-also c-article-read-also js-read-also\" data-news-type=\"Read also\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/nigeria\/1698473-breaking-fg-reacts-report-how-helicopter-allegedly-conveyed-huge-ransom-boko-haram\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__image-wrapper\"><img data-opt-id=758893364  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" fifu-lazy=\"1\" fifu-data-sizes=\"auto\" fifu-data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/360x203\/5ad7fd6456cc1056.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1&w=75&resize=75&ssl=1 75w, 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fifu-data-src=\"https:\/\/mlmjbqro95r8.i.optimole.com\/cb:bOxR.6a5\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/cdn.legit.ng\/images\/360x203\/5ad7fd6456cc1056.jpeg?v=1&ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/nigeria\/1698473-breaking-fg-reacts-report-how-helicopter-allegedly-conveyed-huge-ransom-boko-haram\/\" class=\"c-article-read-also__headline\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__caption\">Read also<\/p>\n<p class=\"c-article-read-also__headline-wrapper\"><span class=\"c-article-read-also__headline-hover-inner\">Breaking: FG reacts to report of how helicopter allegedly conveyed huge ransom to Boko Haram in Borno<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/div>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The Defence Ministry confirmed that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legit.ng\/business-economy\/money\/\">money<\/a> carried in the aircraft had no official serial numbers and \u201chas no legal or purchasing power,\u201d warning that \u201cits collection, possession, or use constitutes a crime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Police used tear gas to disperse crowds attempting to collect the banknotes, and later set some of the cash alight at the crash site.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Prosecutor Luis Carlos Torres reported: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTwelve people have been arrested\u201d for attempting to seize the money or taking advantage of the chaos to target local businesses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Hospitals respond to emergency<\/h2>\n<p class=\"align-left\">Hospitals in El Alto launched a blood donation campaign to treat the injured, as emergency services worked through the night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The crash caused multiple fatalities not only at the airport but also on the avenue where the plane struck several vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">El Alto and La Paz, located at an altitude of 3,650 metres (11,975 feet) and surrounded by Andean peaks, are among the highest urban centres in the world, complicating emergency response efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"align-left\">The C-130 Hercules had departed from Santa Cruz and was approaching El Alto when the crash occurred. Airport operations have been suspended pending investigation, and authorities have urged the public to stay clear of the wreckage.<\/p>\n<p>Source: Legit.ng<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\"> <\/a><\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blockads.fivefilters.org\/acceptable.html\"> <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; dead after a Bolivian military <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> plane carrying money crashed near &#8230; dead after a Bolivian military <span class=\"match\">cargo<\/span> plane transporting a large sum &#8230; : 20 People Confirmed Dead After <span class=\"match\">Cargo<\/span> Plan With Huge Sum of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-105741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","wpcat-1-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105741"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/105741\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=105741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new7.shop\/zerocostfreehost\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=105741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}