Electricity supply had been restored to at least 1.25 million customers, or 85.6 per cent of those affected, by 10am local time, according to Luma Energy
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Five people are believed to have been killed after a plane overshot the runway and crashed on takeoff in South America. The cargo plane reportedly crashed in a field outside Puerto Carreno in Colombia.
According to the reports, the aircraft seemed to have overshot the runway on takeoff and crashed shortly afterwards.
The Boeing 727 aircraft crashed at 5:23pm local time (2323 GMT) 10 miles from German Olano Airport, some three minutes after takeoff, the Civil Aviation authority said in a statement.
Six people are thought to have been on board - the pilot, co-pilot and crew members, according to Colombia's Civil Aviation agency.
One person is believed to have survived the crash, early reports suggest.
The survivor was reportedly taken to San Juan de Dios Hospital, according to AFP.
Meanwhile a video posted on YouTube appears to show the aircraft nearly touching the fence at the end of the airstrip during takeoff.
In another video, allegedly the same aircraft is seen flying at an extremely low altitude and crashing into the ground shortly afterwards.
Only one of the six people on board survived the accident and was transferred to San Juan de Dios Hospital, according to AFP. The remaining five crew members lost their lives.
Electricity supply had been restored to at least 1.25 million customers, or 85.6 per cent of those affected, by 10am local time, according to Luma Energy
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