MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Media outlets claim, citing the District Institute of Risk Management (IDIGER), that at least five were killed in the catastrophe.
"An aircraft with the registration HK-3917 G crashed after taking off from El Dorado Airport, bound for Guaymaral Airport. It crashed with four people on board, including Captain Juan Pablo Angulo Reyes," the aviation authority said in a statement posted on Facebook.
At least seven people have been injured after a plane crashed into a house in Bogota, Colombia, local firefighters announced Monday.
"According to preliminary data, seven people were injured and sent to hospitals. The plane landed on a bakery," the Fire Department of Bogota wrote on its Twitter account.
Hasta ahora se confirma la muerte de una persona. La avioneta cayó sobre vivienda donde funciona una panadería. pic.twitter.com/wAkCaF87y4
— DIEGO JAIMES (@jaimes_avellan) October 18, 2015
Three houses on the site of the crash were affected by the crash, the fire brigade added.
Local media reported the accident claimed life of a person.
Avioneta cayó sobre una panadería en el occidente de Bogotá http://t.co/ZZfA3ZKgx4 pic.twitter.com/wRU2DBzo4l
— EL TIEMPO (@ELTIEMPO) October 18, 2015
Several teams of firefighters and rescue workers were sent to the crash site earlier in the day.
