A plane crash has left two people dead and one injured after it came down in the middle of a busy street.
Footage of the accident shows the intense impact of the smash from two different angles.
Pedestrians, drivers and motorcyclists can be seen in the street when suddenly the plane crashes to the ground.
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The aircraft breaks into pieces immediately, sending fragments of metal spinning across the tarmac.
A white car caught in the chaos is partially crushed.
A second piece of footage shows the accident from the other side of the road.
It appears as though the military plane simply falls out of the sky.
The aircraft belonged to the Superior Military Aviation School of Ecuador and was performing an instructional flight.
The Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) confirmed the identities of the victims – Captain Diana Estefaníaiz Solis and Cadet Juan Andrés Pacheco Ramírez.
One person, a motorcyclist, was injured when he was struck by a piece of the plane.
Emergency services received reports of a crash yesterday (Nov 26).
It occurred on Eleodoro Solorzano Avenue, which is a lively street in the city of La Libertad, Ecuador.
In a statement shared online, the military forces of Ecuador commented on the tragedy, as reported by Need To Know.
They wrote: “The military and civilian personnel of our institution are in mourning, for the unfortunate death of Captain Diana Estefaníaiz Solis and the cadet Juan Andrés Pacheco Ramírez, who in life were highlighted ‘Dame and Knight of the Air’.”
“Our sincere condolences to the families and friends for such irreparable losses.
“We raise our prayers to the Almighty to receive their souls in his holy kingdom.”
It has been confirmed that support is now being provided to the families of the victims.
An investigation is currently being carried out to determine the exact cause of the accident.
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