El avión militar, que transportaba a 128 soldados y miembros de la tripulación, se desplomó tras despegar del sur de Colombia, dijeron las autoridades militares.

A military aircraft transporting 128 troops and crew members was in an accident as it took off from southern Colombia, military officials said.

A military aircraft crashed on Monday shortly after taking off from Puerto Leguízamo, Colombia, killing more than 60 people and injuring dozens of others, officials said.

En el avión viajaban 15 personas, incluyendo dos políticos locales, Diógenes Quintero y Carlos Salcedo, que estaban postulados como candidatos al Congreso en las próximas elecciones nacionales.

The aircraft was carrying 15 people, and the authorities said there were no survivors.