A Colombian army transport plane carrying round 110 troopers was concerned in a horrific accident whereas taking off from a distant airport within the nation’s southern Amazon area close to the border with Peru. Authorities mentioned the plane went down shortly after departure, prompting an emergency response, whereas the precise variety of casualties stays unclear. The plane had taken off from Puerto Leguizamo in Putumayo division, a sparsely populated space deep in Colombia’s southern Amazon basin, near the Peruvian border.

Native radio station BluRadio reported that the airplane got here down roughly 3 kilometres from an city centre shortly after take-off.

Con profundo dolor informo que un avión Hércules de nuestra @FuerzaAereaCol sufrió un trágico accidente mientras despegaba de Puerto Leguízamo (Putumayo), cuando transportaba tropas de nuestra Fuerza Pública.

Unidades militares ya se encuentran en el lugar de los hechos; sin…

— Pedro Arnulfo Sanchez S. Orgullosamente Colombiano (@PedroSanchezCol) March 23, 2026

Crash In Distant Amazon Area

In response to experiences, the plane was carrying troops from Colombia’s public forces on the time of the accident. Emergency groups, army personnel and native authorities have been deployed to the crash web site, which is positioned in a difficult-to-access jungle area. Officers mentioned help protocols for victims and their households had been activated, and a proper investigation was underway to find out what led to the crash.

President Orders Pressing Army Evaluate

President Gustavo Petro reacted to the incident by calling for pressing modernisation of the nation’s army tools, saying bureaucratic delays had slowed deliberate upgrades to move plane and helicopters.

In a press release, Petro mentioned the lives of younger troopers have been at stake and insisted that the armed forces should enhance mobility and operational functionality, significantly in distant areas affected by ageing plane and restricted transport capability.

La renovación del armamento de las fuerzas militares es una decisión de mi presidencia desde hace años.

Las dificultades burocráticas en la administración militar no han permitido realizar el Conpes/confis desde hace un año que lo pedí.

Si los funcionarios administrativos… https://t.co/w4lXrnvqz8

— Gustavo Petro (@petrogustavo) March 23, 2026

He added that he hoped there could be no fatalities in what he described as a horrific accident, whereas urging officers to keep away from hypothesis till confirmed data is launched.

The Colombian army has not but issued a remaining assertion on casualties, and the investigation into the crash is ongoing.