COLOMBIA: CARGO AIRCRAFT 747 HAS ACCIDENT IN THE OUTSKIRTS OF BOGOTA.
Monday 07/07/08 - Madrid-Cindinamarca-Colombia
Two people dead and 10 injured is the balance up to now from the accident
of a cargo plane that fell to the ground in Madrid, Cundinamarca.
Coronel Fabio Castaneda, Commander of the Cundinamarca Police told Caracol Radio that they have already rescued, alive, 7 of the crew of
a Boeing 747-200 that carried a cargo of flowers to Miami.
The official (commander) that they are making great effort in recovering
3 people still trapped inside the fuselage.
Coronel Castaneda reported that the two dead people were peasants living
in a house in the local rural area, on which the aircraft fell.
Apparently the dead are a 38y year old man and a 12 year old minor.
According to informatiuon given by the Cundinamarca Police, two of the injured are being treated at a Hospital in Madrid and the rest are being flown by helicopter to the Police Hospital in Bogota.