Peru: Tourist plane crashes killing all 13 people aboard
Eleven foreign tourists and two crew members have been killed after a small sightseeing plane crashed shortly after take-off in Peru. The cause of the crash is not yet known, and an investigation is underway. Peter O' Brien has more.
A small sightseeing plane crashed in Peru, killing all 13 people on board. The plane, a Cessna Caravan C-208, was flying over the Nazca Lines archaeological site when it went down on Saturday. The passengers included 11 foreign tourists - seven Italians, two Germans, and two Spaniards - and two Peruvian crew members.
The cause of the crash is not yet known, and an investigation is underway. According to MyJoyOnline Ghana, the plane had departed from an airport in Pisco, Peru, and crashed in the Pueblo Viejo region around 13:00 local time.
The Nazca Lines is a popular tourist attraction and Unesco World Heritage site in southern Peru that features ancient drawings of animals in desert sand. The aircraft crashed into a field shortly after take-off.
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