Breaking: 6 Die in Plane Crash in Bolivia

The victims on the twin-engine propeller plane included four Spanish nationals and the two-man crew, an air force captain and lieutenant

Breaking: 6 Die in Plane Crash in Bolivia

The remains of an aircraft from the Bolivian Air Force burn after crashing near Trinidad, Bolivia, Saturday, May 2, 2020. The plane, flying a humanitarian mission, crashed minutes after takeoff in the Amazonian region, killing all six occupants, including four Spaniards who were being ferried to catch a flight to their homeland, the Defense Ministry said Saturday. (AP Photo/Kevin Bustamante)

A Bolivian air force plane crashed in the Amazonian region shortly after takeoff Saturday afternoon, killing all those on board.

The Spaniards were en route to catch a flight back to Spain, the Bolivian Defense Ministry said in a statement, identifying them as Francisco José Gallegos Gonzáles, Yandira Olivera Velarde, Delis Salvatierra Velarde and Alba Aparicio Formas.

The plane went down in a marshy area on the outskirts of the northeastern city of Trinidad, the statement said, adding that the investigation to the cause of the accident was underway.

The aircraft was also carrying coronavirus test samples to the city of Santa Cruz.