Eight killed as Colombia plane crashes

BOGOTA, Colombia (AFP) — A small plane carrying eight people crashed into a residential area of Colombia’s second-largest city Medellin on Monday, killing all on board, airport authorities said.

The aircraft took off from the Olaya Herrera airport in the morning and reported an engine failure before crashing into a house, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air.

The airport’s Twitter account reported that the eight people in the plane — six passengers and two crew — had been reported as “fatalities.”

The plane “signaled engine failure on takeoff and did not manage to return to the Olaya Herrera airport,” one of two in Medellin.