“Following the announcement of the plane crash in Salitra, Guayas, Ecuadorian police deployed investigative units to identify those responsible,” the Twitter post said.

According to El Universo newspaper, the plane was heading to Guayaquil from Lago Agrio.

There were two pilots and four passengers on board, all of whom died.

On March 13, an An-26 plane crashed near the Almaty airport. 

As a result of the accident, four people died, two were hospitalized with fractures, head injuries and burns.