Fatalities are being reported after a freighter aircraft crashed on departure from the Colombian capital Bogota.

Details of the accident are still sketchy but Colombian media is reporting that the accident occurred around 03:55 shortly after the jet, apparently transporting a shipment of flowers, took off for Miami.

Reports identify the carrier as Miami-based Centurion Air Cargo, which operates a fleet of McDonnell Douglas DC-10Fs, although there are claims that the aircraft involved is a Boeing 747.

At least two people on the ground are said to have been killed but the crew of the aircraft have reportedly survived.


Source: flightglobal.com's sister premium news site Air Transport Intelligence news

Source: Flight International