COLOMBIAN MUSIC STAR Yeison Jiménez KILLED IN PLANE CRASH pic.twitter.com/TzSvAgmhDf
— RT (@RT_com) January 10, 2026
A Colombian singer is among six people killed after the plane carrying him and his musicians crashed and burst into flames as they headed for a concert due to take place last night.
Yeison Jimenez had written in a last Instagram post before boarding: ‘Always humble, because what God gives you he can also take away.’
The light aircraft he was on came down shortly after take-off from Paipa Airport in Colombia’s Tundama Province after failing to gain height on Saturday.
Onlookers could be overheard screaming: ‘It’s running out of runway’ as it reached the end of the airstrip before hitting the ground in a ball of flames.
The victims were the pilot, the co-pilot and four passengers including 34-year-old Jimenez, who has performed in countries around the world,
His photographer Weisman Mora, who published a poignant last video of them on the plane just before take-off, has also been named as one of the victims.
The aircraft was heading towards the city of Medellin near to the town of Marinilla where Yeison was due to perform.
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement: ‘Unfortunately, following the arrival of emergency services and the National Police at the crash site, the deaths of all six occupants of the aircraft have been confirmed.