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Plane carrying football players from Brazil crashes in Colombia

Authorities are responding to an emergency after an airplane with 72 football players 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.

Mayor Federico Gutierrez said that it is possible there are survivors. “It’s a tragedy of huge proportions,” Blu Radio quoted Gutierrez as saying on his way to the municipality of La Union, where the plane is believed to have crashed.

The crash occurred due to lack of fuel at around 10.15 p.m. (local time), according to Mi Oriente.

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.

This is a Breaking News story. Further details will be updated soon. The image used in this story is a representative one.



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