Terrifying moment helicopter spirals out of control in midair and crashes, killing four people

President Gustavo Petro has confirmed the names of the four servicemen killed in the crash after footage of the helicopter falling from the sky emerged on social media in Colombia

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Columbia: Military helicopter falls from the sky in Quibdó

Four Colombian soldiers were killed after the helicopter carrying them crashed.

News of the tragedy was confirmed by President Gustavo Petro on Sunday after images emerged on social media showing the helicopter falling from the sky in the Quibdó area of ​​Chocó, in the west of the country.< /p>

Soldiers were in the area on a supply run when the plane crashed.

The President tweeted: "It is with sadness that I am sorry to report that there were no survivors in the Quibdó plane crash."

"I accompany the families of CT. Hector Jerez, TE. Julieth Garcia, SS. Johan Orozco and SS. Ruben Leguizamon in this painful moment. We will not leave them alone," he said in a statement. translated tweet.< /p>

This is when the armed forces helicopter fell from the sky (

Picture:

twitter/BNO office)

Earlier, the president said, "A few minutes ago an army helicopter crashed in Quibdó while carrying out supply duties."

"I have ordered the authorities to immediately go to the scene to deal with the emergency and investigate the causes of what happened."

In videos posted to social media on Sunday afternoon, the helicopter can be seen plunging through trees before hitting the ground hard.

Titan Joint Task Force Commander Hector Alfonso Candelarion called the crash a "tragic accident".