Three policemen die after a helicopter crash in Colombia

(CNN Spanish) – This Saturday a Colombian National Police helicopter crashed in the department of Cundinamarca and three soldiers died, two after the accident and another in the hospital due to the severity of their injuries, the authorities reported on their Twitter account.

The Police also indicated that three other uniformed men were taken to hospitals where they are treated for different injuries.

The victims are Chief Intendant Adonay Vásquez Serrano, who served as chief specialist of the Guaymaral Aviation Anti-narcotics Company, had 23 years of service in the National Police.

The patrolman Luis Fernando Suaza Tovar, who was an aeronautical gunner for the Guaymaral Aviation Antinarcotics Company and had 10 years of service in the institution. The other victim is Deputy Mayor William Cuervo Jiménez.

The National Police are in mourning. Today 2 of our colleagues from @AntiNarPolice: Chief Intendant Adonay Vásquez and patrolman Luis Suaza, after a helicopter accident in Subachoque (#Cundinamarca). #WeDuelAll (1/4) pic.twitter.com/ppHDEtAxap

– Colombian Police (@PoliciaColombia) November 20, 2021

“The National Police deeply regrets the death of our colleagues and expresses condolences to their families,” they detailed in a statement.

President Iván Duque also sent a message of solidarity and condolences to the families of the victims on his Twitter account.