A plane carrying Brazillian soccer players was involved in an accident, killing at least 75 people.

On November 28, 2016, the Chapecoense Soccer Team was flying from Bolivia to Medellin International Airport to play in the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana championship.

^[5]Around 30 minutes into the flight, the plane was flying in the interior Antioquia region of Columbia when it crashed into the mountains at 10pm local time.

^[3]Heavily rainfall and low visibility played a role in the crash.

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The owner of the plane that crashed is the Lamia Corporation.

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The plane was carrying 81 passengers.

^[5]There are believed to be only 13 survivors.

^[11]One of them includes 27-year-old defender Alan Ruschel.

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The plane carrying the Brazilian team to the biggest game in its history was en route Monday night from Bolivia to Colombia when it crashed in Rionegro, near medellin, killing at least 75 people.

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