Columbian singer-songwriter Yeison Jiménez, known for his popular Mexican ranchera music, died in a Saturday plane crash with five other members of his team on the way to a concert in Medellin.
He was 34.
“With heavy hearts and indescribable grief, Yeison Jiménez’s organization and team deeply regret to announce his passing,” reads a statement posted to Jiménez’s Instagram on Saturday (the statement has been translated).
“Today, we not only say goodbye to an artist; we say goodbye to a son, a brother, a friend, a human being full of dreams and courage, who transformed his story into a source of hope for thousands.”
The plane, registered as N325FA, crashed in the area between the cities of Paipa and Duitama shortly after takeoff around 4 p.m. local time, according to Colombia’s Special Administrative Unit of Civil Aeronautics.
All six people aboard were killed.
The other victims were identified as Jefferson Osorio, Juan Manuel, Oscar Marín, Weisman Mora, and Captain Fernando Torres, PEOPLE reports.
“We send our deepest condolences, our absolute solidarity, and our prayers to their families during this difficult time,” the Saturday post reads.
The Technical Directorate for Accident Investigation is investigating the incident.
Jiménez is survived by his wife and three children, according to PEOPLE.