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“Given the severity of the accident, there are no survivors. We have recovered four bodies so far,” Police Major Jorge Andrade said, according to AFP. <\/p>\n
The crash happened around 13:00 local time (19:00 BST) in the Pueblo Viejo region after the plane departed from an airport in Pisco, Peru. <\/p>\n
Video from <\/b>Reuters news agency shows firefighters spraying water at the scene as smoke rises from the wreckage.<\/p>\n
In a statement in Spanish posted online by the Municipalidad Provincial de Nasca, officials expressed “deep sorrow” for the accident and extended “heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased”. <\/p>\n
The statement said the plane belonged to local Peruvian airline Aerodiana. <\/p>\n
In a statement, the airline said it would “assess its flight schedule in accordance with the directives of the relevant authorities”, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
The BBC has contacted the airline for comment. <\/p>\n
This isn’t the first plane to crash over the famed site in the past few decades. <\/p>\n
In 2022, another small tourist plane crashed during a flight over the Nazca Lines site, killing seven on board. <\/p>\n
And in 2010, a tourist plane went down over the site, killing six people on board. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n