Responders study the wreckage of a Bolivian military transport plane that crashed near La Paz and skidded off the runway on February 27 2026, killing at least 15 people. Photo: AIZAR RALDES / AFP
The military aircraft had departed from the city of Santa Cruz and crashed after landing and skidding off the runway onto a neighboring avenue, according to local authorities.
Social media footage showed chaotic scenes of people flocking to the scene of the crash, appearing to pick up money that lay strewn on the ground following the accident.
Local authorities on the scene were warding off people using water hoses and tear gas. Reuters was unable to identify the images.
Bolivia's central bank was set to address reporters later on Friday evening.
The El Alto International Airport was temporarily closed following the crash, national airline Boliviana de Aviacion said in a statement, adding the aircraft involved in the accident did not belong to its fleet.
Video broadcast on local media showed the aircraft was severely damaged, as were a number of vehicles along the avenue where the crash took place.
