Plane goes off the runway and kills a child on the beach in Santa Marta, Colombia

The accident of a plane recorded this Sunday morning at the Simón Bolívar airport in Santa Marta, in Colombialeft the balance of at least one child dead.

It is a minor five years old who was enjoying a day at the beach with his family in the area where the incident occurred.

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Witnesses reported that when the aircraft left the runway and broke the perimeter fence of the air terminal, it went towards the spa, where several people were in and out of the water.

Exact moment in which the community helps crew members who were traveling on the plane that crashed this morning at the Santa Marta airport. The aircraft was trying to take off when it lost control and went off towards the beach area. A five-year-old boy died. pic.twitter.com/hce1aLKHsw

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Although a huge Trupillo tree slowed down the trajectory of the out-of-control plane, it managed to hit two adults and two kids.

The minors were the most affected by the onslaught of the aircraft, which was destroyed.

Although the injured were driven in a private vehicle to a clinic, due to the child’s serious condition, He couldn’t stand it and died. The other minor is also found in serious conditions. The two adults meanwhile only suffered blows.

Regarding the condition of the five crew members of the aircraft, it was indicated that they were slightly injured.

It should be noted that the accident occurred when a plane type SF50 Cirrus with registration HK5342 of the company Panamerican Training Center It was taxiing along the runway of the air terminal and for reasons that the authorities are investigating, it ended up in the northern part of the beach known as ‘Sleeping Beach’.

Aerocivil authorities activated the protocols to deal with the situation and prevent the plane from catching fire.

In total there are eight people injured five who were on the aircraft and three who enjoyed this festive weekend with their families.

Source: Elcomercio

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