According to local media, some 81 people were on board, including nine crew members. The football team was going to the South American Cup final against Atletico Nacional in a game set for Wednesday.
© AFP 2023 / NELSON ALMEIDABrazil's Chapecoense players pose for pictures during their 2016 Copa Sudamericana semifinal second leg football match against Argentina's San Lorenzo held at Arena Conda stadium, in Chapeco, Brazil, on November 23, 2016.
Brazil's Chapecoense players pose for pictures during their 2016 Copa Sudamericana semifinal second leg football match against Argentina's San Lorenzo held at Arena Conda stadium, in Chapeco, Brazil, on November 23, 2016.
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Esta es la entrada al cerro El Gordo en La Unión, llegan ambulancias de diferentes lugares del Oriente a atender siniestro aéreo. pic.twitter.com/mO1CahhBCU
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The plane crashed en route to José María Córdova International Airport in Rionegro, the second largest airport in Colombia.