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Live Brazilian team Chapecoense on board plane that crashed over Colombia – latest
A charter aircraft carrying 72 people including members of Brazil’s Chapecoense football team has crashed en route to Medellin airport
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Medellin international airport has confirmed that a charter aircraft was involved in a serious emergency on its way to the city.
There has been no confirmation of casualties at this moment although it there were 72 passengers and nine crew on board.
In a statement, the management and emergency team at José Maria Córdova airport in Rio Negro, Colombia, said there had been some survivors.
Local media reported that the plane was carrying members of the football team Chapecoense from Brazil – a fact later confirmed by airport authorities.The team was scheduled to play Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin.
The plane – a British Aerospace 146 short-haul plane – is believed to have started its journey in Sao Paulo, Brazil, at 3.35pm in the afternoon local time. It made a stop in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, a bustling economic hub in eastern Bolivia, later that day before setting off for Colombia.
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