<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A cargo plane carrying money </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/plane-crash" rel="" target="" title="crashed "><span>crashed</span></a><span> near Bolivia's capital killing at least 15 people.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About a dozen vehicles on a road were damaged and money bills were scattered on the ground an official said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Images on social media showed people rushing to collect the bills while police in riot gear tried to disperse them in the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/south-america" rel="" target="" title="South American "><span>South American</span></a><span> country.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-warning-sydney-weather/c5511c39-e320-4b76-9c5c-8e2521daf1e3"><strong><span>Shark attack warning for Sydney amid wet weather</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Fire Chief Pavel Tovar did not clarify if the dead were in the plane or in the cars on the highway near the airport in La Paz.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said there were people injured.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The aircraft hit vehicles in the city of El Alto, which is adjacent to La Paz, before coming to rest in a field, according to images circulating on social media.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/plane-crash-bolivia-cargo-plane-carrying-money-crashes/5fcfbe4a-c28b-49a3-b9fe-64830c61e5ed" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/trump-iran-says-he-is-not-happy-with-the-iran-nuclear-talks/783b2ba8-0cc4-4f4c-b2c0-076ca750be59" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Trump says he is 'not happy' with the Iran nuclear talks</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Photos show a crumpled plane cockpit as well as a crushed car</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There were conflicting reports of whether the plane was taking off or landing when it crashed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>According to Tovar, at least 15 vehicles were involved.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Firefighters managed to extinguish the flames engulfing the aircraft.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/fire-at-melbourne-care-home-sees-residents-evacuated/aa32b6c7-09ff-46f0-895d-a20fd64b0732"><strong><span>Fire at Melbourne care home sees dozens of residents evacuated</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The plane, a Hercules aircraft belonging to the Bolivian air force, was transporting new banknotes from the Central Bank to other cities.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities suspended all flights to and from the terminal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>-Reported with AP.</span></div></div>