Plane carrying money crashes in Bolivia, killing 15 and sparking rush to pick bills
South China Morning Post
by Associated PressFebruary 28, 2026
A cargo plane carrying money crashed on Friday near Bolivia’s capital, damaging about a dozen vehicles on the highway, scattering bills on the ground and leaving at least 15 people dead and others injured, an official said.
Defence Minister Marcelo Salinas said the Hercules C-130 plane was transporting newly printed Bolivian currency when it “landed and veered off the runway” at an airport in El Alto, a city near the capital of La Paz, before ending up in a nearby field. Firefighters managed to...
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Originally published on South China Morning Post on 2/28/2026