At least 15 killed, dozens more injured as Bolivian military plane crashes in El Alto near capital La Paz

At least 15 were killed and 30 others were injured as a Bolivian Air Force Hercules aircraft crashed on Friday onto a busy road amid bad weather in El Alto ‌near the country's capital ​La Paz.

The aircraft was transporting new currency notes into the country's interiors, the Bolivian defence Ministry told local media.

The Bolivian Air Navigation and Airports authority NAABOL said that the C-130 departed from the eastern city of Santa Cruz and crashed while landing at the international airport. Fatalities were reported both on the road and inside the airport.

Following the deadly crash, the El Alto International Airport was temporarily closed, national ⁠airline Boliviana de Aviacion said in a statement.

According to local media, the crashed aircraft suffered severe damages, in addition to several vehicles along ​the road where the crash took place.

Local media footage showed people gathering in large numbers to collect the disperse currency notes, with the police having to use teargas to disperse the crowd.

It was not immediately known what caused the crash.

(With Reuters inputs)