Omo! This one na heavy news wey hit ground for Colombia.
No fewer than 15 people don say bye-bye for the crash wey happen for northeast Colombia inside one Beechcraft 1900 aircraft wey dey operated by Satena, na their government airline be that.
The plane take off from Cucuta, where dem dey border Venezuela, dey head for Ocaña when dem lose contact with air traffic control just 12 minutes into di flight. Wetin happen no clear yet, but wetin dey sure be say all di 15 passengers, including one local lawmaker and one congress candidate, no survive.
Dem say di plane don disapper like magic when e suppose land for 12:05 PM, and last contact wey dem get with di plane na 11:54 AM. E be like say di weather no gree cooperate, as locals don talk say di area dey rough and weather no dey friendly. Na wah!
Di governor of Norte de Santander regret di matter, e express condolences to di families wey lose their loved ones. Di lawmaker wey dey among di victims, Diogenes Quintero, been hold ‘peace seat’ for Congress, and Carlos Salcedo Salazar, weh dey run for di same seat come March elections, dey among di passengers too.
As per wetin Satena talk, dem no activate di emergency beacon, and dem dey still try find out wetin really cause di crash. Locals wey be farmers na dem first see di wreck. Di area wey di plane crash dey na mountainous region wey dey known for coca plantation—the raw material for cocaine. Plenty armed groups dey operate for there, including di National Liberation Army and some dissident factions wey don break out from di Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
Search and rescue teams don mobilize, but wetin dem see for di crash site no sweet for eye. Media wey dey local even share photo of di wreckage wey show say di damage plenty, and dem still dey look for clues about wetin cause di incident while di investigation dey continue.
Na real pity for di entire crew and passengers. This kind news dey hit hard for anybody wey sabi di family of di people involved. E good make we gather dey pray for peace and comfort for dem wey dey mourn.
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