A military plane has crashed on to a busy road in the city of El Alto, near Bolivia’s capital La Paz, killing 15 people and injuring at least 30 others, according to media reports.
The Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft was transporting new banknotes to the interior of the country, media station Unitel said, citing the Bolivian Ministry of Defence.
The plane had departed from the city of Santa Cruz and crashed after landing and skidding off the runway on to a neighbouring street, according to local authorities.
Reuters news agency reports that social media footage showed chaotic scenes of people appearing to pick up money that lay strewn on the ground following the crash.
Local authorities on the scene were warding off people using water hoses.
Reuters, however, has not been able to verify the images.
Video broadcast on local media showed the aircraft was severely damaged, as were a number of vehicles along the road where the crash took place.
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Authorities have not yet confirmed injuries or fatalities.
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