7 Killed When Plane on Nazca Lines Tour Crashes in Peru

7 Killed When Plane on Nazca Lines Tour Crashes in Peru
Residents walk past the crash site of a small plane in Nazca, Peru, on Feb. 4, 2022. Jose Tejada/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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LIMA, Peru—A light plane carrying sightseers for a tour of the Nazca lines in the Peruvian desert crashed Friday, killing all seven people aboard, authorities said.

Brigadier Juan Tirado, a firefighter with the 82nd Fire Company in Nazca, said the plane went down near an airfield in the city. “There are no survivors,” he said.