A plane carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members was involved in an accident near Rionegro, Colombia, according to the country's civil aviation department.
The plane declared an emergency between the municipalities of La Ceja and La Union, according to a statement from Colombian aviation officials.
There could be six possible survivors, the statement said.
Officials didn't specify what happened to the plane but did say that the wounded were being transported to assistance centers.
The mayor of nearby Medellin said on Twitter that he is on his way to the accident site.
An airplane with 81 people on board, including players from a Brazilian soccer team heading to Colombia for a regional tournament final, has crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport.
Medellin's Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors.
Plane with Chapecoense Brazilian professional football players reportedly crashes in Colombia at around 10:15pm local time in Cerro Gordo after disappearing in the Colombian airspace, the Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Rionegro said in a statement, adding that there may be survivors.
According to local media, some 72 people were on board. The football team was going to the South American Cup final against Atletico Nacional in a game set for Wednesday.
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Plane carrying 81, including soccer team, involved in accident in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities are responding to an emergency after an airplane with 72 people on board has crashed on its way to Medellin’s international airport.
Medellin’s international airport said on its Twitter account that the aircraft had departed from Bolivia.
It’s not clear if there are any survivors.
Local media reported that the charter aircraft was carrying members of the soccer team Chapecoense from Brazil, which is scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.
AIRCRAFT: Avro RJ85
REGISTRATION: CP-2933
SERIAL NUMBER (MSN) : E2348
Here you see the moment when the aircraft disappeared off the radar.
Here you see the moment of the fall of the aircraft:
The plane declared an emergency between the municipalities of La Ceja and La Union, according to a statement from Colombian aviation officials.
There could be six possible survivors, the statement said.
Officials didn't specify what happened to the plane but did say that the wounded were being transported to assistance centers.
The mayor of nearby Medellin said on Twitter that he is on his way to the accident site.
An airplane with 81 people on board, including players from a Brazilian soccer team heading to Colombia for a regional tournament final, has crashed on its way to Medellin's international airport.
Medellin's Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors.
Plane with Chapecoense Brazilian professional football players reportedly crashes in Colombia at around 10:15pm local time in Cerro Gordo after disappearing in the Colombian airspace, the Jose Maria Cordova International Airport in Rionegro said in a statement, adding that there may be survivors.
According to local media, some 72 people were on board. The football team was going to the South American Cup final against Atletico Nacional in a game set for Wednesday.
Read more:
Plane carrying 81, including soccer team, involved in accident in Colombia
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Authorities are responding to an emergency after an airplane with 72 people on board has crashed on its way to Medellin’s international airport.
Medellin’s international airport said on its Twitter account that the aircraft had departed from Bolivia.
It’s not clear if there are any survivors.
Local media reported that the charter aircraft was carrying members of the soccer team Chapecoense from Brazil, which is scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.
AIRCRAFT: Avro RJ85
REGISTRATION: CP-2933
SERIAL NUMBER (MSN) : E2348
Here you see the moment when the aircraft disappeared off the radar.
Here you see the moment of the fall of the aircraft:
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