Plane Carrying a Brazilian Soccer Team Crashes in Colombia

[saishuu 3220]

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A chartered plane carrying 81 people, including members of a Brazilian soccer club, crashed on the outskirts of Medellín, Colombia, killing nearly everyone onboard, the authorities said early Tuesday.

Five people survived, according to Brig. Gen. José Gerardo Acevedo, the police commander for the area surrounding Medellín, news agencies reported.

Colombia’s civil aviation agency said the flight was operated by a small airline, LaMia, and was carrying members of the Chapecoense de Brasil soccer club. The team was traveling from Bolivia to play in the final of the Copa Sudamericana tournament when the plane crashed around 10 p.m. on Monday.

The aircraft was carrying 72 passengers and nine crew members, according to a statement issued by the Medellín airport. Search and rescue efforts were hampered by low visibility and difficulty in reaching the site.

 

 

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Goddammit, man.

Edited November 29, 2016 by saishuu

[Spectralion 394]

What is happening right now.... 

[WhirlingBlack 1043]

Didn't another football team crash sometime as well? Seems like these people are unlucky.

[Licio123 181]

I'm devasted. I saw they playing two days ago right in front of me...

[efuru 255]

Holy hell. That's one of my biggest fears. I hate flying but it does seem to happen when a sports team is on board pretty frequently. Terrifying. Honestly, if a sports team was on my flight I'd probably get off Final Destination style and hope for the best.

[nekkichi 6043]

talk about necroing a thread omg