India, Feb. 28 -- A Bolivian Air Force aircraft crashed onto a busy roadway near El Alto International Airport on Friday evening, per local time, leaving at least 15 people dead and injuring dozens, according to media reports and officials.

The crash occurred around 6 pm in El Alto, a city adjacent to Bolivia's capital, La Paz. An X post by SA Defensa, which tracks South American and global defence developments, said a Bolivian Air Force C-130 Hercules went down near the airport.

According to Sky News, the military Hercules aircraft had departed from Santa Cruz and was transporting newly printed banknotes to other parts of the country. Local broadcaster Unitel, citing Bolivia's Ministry of Defence, said the plane crashed after landing a...