Plane crash outside of Costa Rica capital kills 5

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#Americas
#Central America
#Commodities Markets
#Air Accidents
#Disasters
#Accidents
#Emerging Market Countries
#South America
#Society
#Social Issues
#Transportation
#Tourism
#Travel

Red Cross paramedics gives medical attention to a 31-year-old woman in critical condition, who survived a plane crash on Monday afternoon, that killed five of the six passengers on board, according to authorities, in Escazu, on the outskirts of San Jose, Costa Rica, in this handout distributed on November 26, 2024. Cruz Roja Costarricense/Handout via REUTERS

Source: Handout

A small plane traveling to Costa Rica's capital of San Jose crashed on Monday afternoon, authorities said, killing five of the six passengers on board.

Firefighters said they had located the wrecked aircraft and confirmed that most aboard had died. A sixth person, who the Red Cross identified as a 31-year-old woman, is in critical condition.

All of those aboard were from Costa Rica, according to the country's civil aviation authority.

This article was produced by Reuters news agency. It has not been edited by Global South World.

By Reuters

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