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Old 7th July 2008 | 12:10
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CirrusF
 
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Monday 7 July - Madrid, Colombia, Two dead and ten injured so far confirmed as a result of an accident involving a 747 cargo plane, which crashed near Cuindinamarca.

The colonel in charge of the local police at Cuindinamarca said that they were able to rescue seven survivors from the crew, which was carrying a load of flowers to Miami.

The official claimed that they were still trying to rescue three others trapped inside the wreck.

The colonel reported that two of the dead were villagers who lived in a house destroyed by the aeroplane. It seems that they are a man of 38 years and a child of 12.

According to further information provided by the police, two of the injured are being treated in the local hospital in Madrid, while the others were evacuated by helicopter to Bogota.
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