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13 Dead in Plane Crash Near Peru's Nazca Lines

From El Nacional · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • Thirteen people died when a tourist plane crashed near Peru's Nazca Lines.
  • The aircraft, operated by AeroDiana, was carrying 11 passengers and two crew members.
  • The cause of the crash is under investigation, with past incidents involving similar tourist flights also noted.

A plane carrying tourists to view Peru's ancient Nazca Lines crashed on Saturday, killing all 13 occupants. The accident occurred shortly after the aircraft departed from Pisco airport, located about 240 kilometers south of the capital, Lima.

We have information that there are 11 passengers and two crew members who have died.

— Jorge AndradePolice Major Jorge Andrade informed the press about the number of fatalities.

Police confirmed that the victims included 11 passengers and two crew members. "Due to the magnitude of the accident, there are no survivors," stated police major Jorge Andrade at the scene. He added that four bodies had been recovered so far, and the identities of the deceased were not immediately released. The cause of the crash is being investigated by the Civil Aeronautics authority.

Due to the magnitude of the accident, there are no survivors. So far, we have recovered four bodies.

— Jorge AndradePolice Major Jorge Andrade described the severity of the crash scene.

Images from the scene showed twisted, smoking debris of the aircraft. The municipality of Vista Alegre in Nasca confirmed the death toll and issued a statement expressing deep regret over the accident involving the AeroDiana company aircraft. Preliminary information suggested the plane experienced an in-flight emergency.

According to preliminary information provided by the authorities, the aircraft suffered an emergency during flight.

— Municipalidad of Vista AlegreThe municipality of Vista Alegre confirmed the incident and shared initial details.

This incident is not the first involving tourist flights over the Nazca Lines. In 2022, a similar crash resulted in seven deaths, including Chilean and Dutch nationals. In October 2010, six people, including four British tourists and two Peruvian crew members, died when a plane operated by AirNasca crashed after a flight over the lines.

The plane exploded when it crashed here in Pueblo Viejo.

— Local residentA resident of the area described the moment of the crash.
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Originally published by El Nacional in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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