India, March 23 -- Colombia's defence ministry on Monday said that a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130 aircraft met with an accident in the country's southern region. According to local outlet BluRadio, around 110 soldiers were reportedly travelling on the plane at the time.

Colombia's Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed grief over the crash in a post on X. "With deep sorrow, I report that a Hercules aircraft from our @FuerzaAereaCol suffered a tragic accident while taking off from Puerto Leguizamo (Putumayo), as it was transporting troops from our Public Force," he said.

He added that military units had reached the site, but "the exact number of victims and the causes of the crash have not yet been determined."

There was no immediat...