From Bolivia, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that an airplane has crashed in the northern Amazon region, killing at least eight people out of eighteen on board.

Reports says the turboprop plane caught fire immediately it landed at the airport located in the remote town of Riberalta, near the border with Brazil.

Sources revealed that a spokesperson for the Bolivian airline Aerocon, Nelson Kinn revealed that the plane had suffered technical problems.

"As they were landing, on touchdown, the plane had some kind of problem that led to fire.

"The people who died sustained multiple injuries and burns," he said.

The Fairchild Metroliner airplane was flying from the town of Trinidad to Riberalta, both in Beni department.

Meanwhile, President Evo Morales of Bolivia has expressed his condolences to the relatives of the victims, while ordering a thorough investigation into the incident.