Cargo plane crashes after take off in Colombia, killing five and injuring one

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Sorry, this video has expired Video: Plane clips fence before crashing after takeoff (ABC News)

A cargo plane has crashed shortly after take-off from the southern Colombian city of Puerto Carreno, reportedly killing five and injuring one crew member.

The AeroSucre Boeing 727-200 aircraft crashed about 8 kilometres from Puerto Carreno's German Olano Airport on a flight bound for the Colombian capital.

The crash occurred at 5:23pm local time, about three minutes after take-off, the local Civil Aviation authority said in a statement.

The plane was carrying six crew members, five of which were killed, the authority said.

Eyewitness video appears to indicate the aircraft overshot the runway on takeoff.

The dramatic vision from Puerto Carreno resident Yurlan Falla shows the plane skimming the fence surrounding the airfield.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

Topics: disasters-and-accidents, air-and-space, colombia

First posted</s>Five people are believed to have been killed after a plane overshot the runway and crashed on takeoff in South America.

The cargo plane reportedly crashed in a field outside Puerto Carreno in Colombia.

Dramatic footage appears to show the moment the aircraft, operated by Aerosucre, came down shortly after taking off from German Olano Airport.

According to unconfirmed reports, the Boeing 727 struggled to gain altitude as it took off en route to the Colombian capital of Bogota.

Six people are thought to have been on board - the pilot, co-pilot and crew members, according to Colombia’s Civil Aviation agency.

One person is believed to have survived the crash, early reports suggest.

The survivor was reportedly taken to San Juan de Dios Hospital, according to AFP.

The crash occurred at 5.23pm local time (11.23pm GMT), the CAA said in a statement.

Photographs have now emerged of search teams picking through the wreakage.

The crash comes just three weeks after a plane carrying 77 people, including members of Brazilian football team Chapecoense, crashed near to Medellin airport in Colombia.
An Aerosucre Boeing 727-200 Flight 4544, used as a cargo plane, crashes shortly after takeoff in Puerto Carreno's Germán Olano Airport en route to the Colombian capital Bogota killing five people and injuring one.