KABUL (Pajhwok): At least 15 people, including a member of Congress, have been killed after a small plane crashed in a rural area of Colombia, media reports said on Thursday. The incident took place in the rural area of Norte de Santander province in northeast Colombia on Wednesday, the Associated Press quoted authorities as saying. Officials did not provide a cause for the crash but said an investigation would be launched. The small plane was carrying two crew members and 13 passengers, including Diógenes Quintero, 36, a member of the House of Representatives for Catatumbo, the airline said. Carlos Salcedo, a social leader running for Congress, was also among the victims.