A Colombian singer is among six people killed after the plane carrying him and his musicians crashed and burst into flames as they headed for a concert due to take place last night.
Yeison Jimenez had written in a last Instagram post before boarding: ‘Always humble, because what God gives you he can also take away.’
The light aircraft he was on came down shortly after take-off from Paipa Airport in Colombia’s Tundama Province after failing to gain height on Saturday.
Onlookers could be overheard screaming: ‘It’s running out of runway’ as it reached the end of the airstrip before hitting the ground in a ball of flames.
The victims were the pilot, the co-pilot and four passengers including 34-year-old Jimenez, who has performed in countries around the world,
His photographer Weisman Mora, who published a poignant last video of them on the plane just before take-off, has also been named as one of the victims.
The aircraft was heading towards the city of Medellin near to the town of Marinilla where Yeison was due to perform.
Colombia’s Civil Aviation Authority said in a statement: ‘Unfortunately, following the arrival of emergency services and the National Police at the crash site, the deaths of all six occupants of the aircraft have been confirmed.
The light aircraft Yeison Jimenez was on came down shortly after take-off from Paipa Airport in Colombia’s Tundama Province after failing to gain height on Saturday
Jimenez, a singer-songwriter who started performing at the age of seven, revealed in a podcast interview before the tragedy that claimed his life that he had dreamed several times he was going to die in an air accident
‘Among the victims is the renowned popular music artist Yeison Jimenez.’
Jimenez, a singer-songwriter who started performing at the age of seven, revealed in a podcast interview before the tragedy that claimed his life that he had dreamed several times he was going to die in an air accident.
He said: ‘I start dreaming about a very delicate subject, which is that we were going to have an accident.
‘I see it three times in my **** accident. I’ve never said this before, nobody knows. Three times, two dreams in Spain.
‘The man shows me everything I had to do. Everything I had to do. I have a plane. I dreamt twice in Spain, on tour in Spain, that I arrive in Olaya, in Medellín, and the captain says to me, “Yer, we’re ready”.’
The other victims of the crash, apart from Jimenez and his photographer, have been named as pilot Hernando Torres; Juan Manuel Rodriguez: Oscar Marin; and Jefferson Osorio.
The plane is understood to have belonged to the singer’s firm YJ Company SAS.
Jimenez had written in a last Instagram post before boarding: ‘Always humble, because what God gives you he can also take away’
The other victims of the crash, apart from Jimenez and his photographer, have been named as pilot Hernando Torres; Juan Manuel Rodriguez: Oscar Marin; and Jefferson Osorio
Camila Jimenez, one of Jimenez’s daughters, reacted to the tragedy last night by posting on her Instagram: ‘I love you dad.
‘You don’t know how much it hurts me to see your videos and for you not to be here.’
Fans were paying tributes on social media last night.
One wrote: ‘God have you in his glory. Rest in peace.
‘You were a great man, a brilliant artist and a loving father. I still can’t believe what’s happened.’
