"A plane with 15 people on board, including a Colombian lawmaker, crashed on Wednesday in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, killing all passengers and crew on board. There were two crew members and 13 passengers, including Columbian lawmaker, Diogenes Quintero, member of the House of Representatives for Catatumbo, the airline said. What we know about the Colombia plane crash The plane, operated by state-owned airline Satena, took off from the Colombian border city of Cucuta and was en route to Ocana."
"A rescue team was sent to the crash site to "assess the condition of the passengers." However, Colombia's Transportation Ministry later released a statement saying that "once the aircraft was located on site, authorities regrettably confirmed that there were no survivors." Officials could not determine the cause of the crash, but said there would be an investigation. The plane had 15 people on board when it crashedImage: Notiplaya/REUTERS"
A Satena aircraft with two crew and 13 passengers departed Cucuta bound for Ocana and lost contact shortly after takeoff. The aircraft crashed in a mountainous region near the Venezuelan border, and a rescue team located the wreckage and confirmed there were no survivors. Officials could not immediately determine the cause and announced an investigation. Among those killed was 36-year-old Diogenes Quintero, a member of the House of Representatives for Catatumbo and a known human rights activist in the border region. President Gustavo Petro expressed regret and offered solidarity to the families.
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