Plane carrying 72 passengers - including a top Brazilian football team forced to change flights at the last minute - crashes in Colombian mountains ‘with just six survivors’



A plane carrying 72 passengers including a Brazilian football team has crashed in Colombia. Brazilian side Chapecoense were on their way from Bolivia to Medellin International Airport in Colombia to play in the Copa Sudamerica final when the plane came down. At least ten people are being treated at the scene, but officials at Medellin airport said just 'six people may have survived'. Video shared on Twitter claimed to have captured the exact moment the plane dropped from the radar. Shocking images also show the mangled wreckage of the plane's wing. It's understood that nearby hospitals have been placed on 'maximum alert' and are preparing for injured passengers to be treated.

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