Overview
- Bolivia’s Prosecutor General confirmed 20 fatalities, and health officials reported at least 28 people injured after the crash near La Paz.
- The Hercules transport touched down but failed to stop, ran through the airport perimeter and onto a busy avenue, striking more than a dozen vehicles after arriving from Santa Cruz.
- El Alto’s airport was shut for roughly ten hours before flights resumed, with airlines warning of delays and reprogramming.
- Authorities said the scattered bills were not yet monetized; firefighters used water and police later deployed tear gas, with about 600 soldiers and 160 police securing the site and dozens of people detained.
- A military accident board and forensic teams are investigating, with icy runway conditions after a hailstorm cited in preliminary accounts but no official cause yet.