At least 15 dead after military plane carrying wads of cash crashes on busy street in Bolivia https://t.co/WS4aJHAqHH
— Daily Mail (@DailyMail) February 28, 2026
At least 15 people were killed and at least 30 more were injured on Friday evening after an Air Force Hercules aircraft carrying new banknotes crashed in Bolivia.
The cargo plane crash landed on a busy avenue during bad weather in the city of El Alto, near Bolivia’s capital La Paz.
The military aircraft had departed from the city of Santa Cruz and crashed after landing and skidding off the runway onto a neighboring avenue.
Dozens of vehicles on the highway at the time were damaged by the aircraft.
The plane was transporting banknotes from the Central Bank to other cities and a large number of bills scattered on the ground at the crash site.
Chaotic scenes showed people flocking to the site, appearing to pick up money that lay strewn on the ground.
Local authorities on the scene were warding off people using water hoses and tear gas.