The two passengers of the plane died in the accident, while a passing motorcyclist was injured by the debris
A light aircraft has crashed into a busy boulevard in the city of La Libertad on Ecuador’s western Pacific coast, killing two people, emergency and security services said.
Media reported that it was a man and a woman on board the plane, while a passing motorcyclist was injured when he was hit by debris.
Watch the moment the small plane crashes:
A security camera captured the accident of a Diamond DA20 aircraft from the Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación (ESMA) that occurred this afternoon in Santa Elena, Ecuador.
El siniestro left the death of the two crew members as a balance. pic.twitter.com/d0kALZPmqE— Aviación Guayaquil (@AviacionGYE) November 27, 2024
In visuals uploaded to social networking sites, a damaged aircraft can be seen on the road, next to a blob of white paint. The logo of ESMA (Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación, “higher military aviation school”) can be seen on part of the plane.
This Tuesday, a plane from the Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación (ESMA) crashed on Eleodoro Solórzano Avenue in #La Libertad, Santa Elena. The pilot and co-pilot of the ship died. Conductor of 1 motorcycle was injured, al ser golpeado with the structure #Ecuador pic.twitter.com/0C3BeEu01w
— Noticion 2010 (@noticion55) November 27, 2024
#Enterate Un DA 20C1 FAE-1064, perteneciente a la Escuela Superior Militar de Aviación “Cosme
Rennella Barbatto”, based in Salinas, suffered an accident while carrying out a training flight in the canton of La Libertad, province of Santa Elena in #Ecuador. According to… pic.twitter.com/cQXy4CBgQZ— EnElAire (@Enel_Aire) November 27, 2024
In 2022, a similar accident had occurred in a park in the area of the city of Guayaquil (west). The two occupants of a light aircraft that crashed at the time were killed, while its operator was seriously injured.
Source :Skai
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