Plane carrying Brazilian soccer team crashes in Colombia

A plane carrying 72 people, including a Brazilian football team, has crashed on its approach to the city of Medellin in Colombia, official say.

The chartered plane, flying from Bolivia, was carrying members of the Chapocoense football team, airport officials said.

Authorities are responding to the plane crash at an unspecified scene, according to the Jose Maria Cordova airport's Twitter page. The chartered plane, flying from Bolivia, was carrying members of the Chapocoense football team that was expected to Copa Sudamerica finals against Atletico Nacional on Wednesday in Medellin, airport officials said.

Reports say the plane crashed in a mountainous area outside the city shortly before midnight local time (05:00 GMT).

Medellin's Mayor Federico Gutierrez described it as "a tragedy of huge proportions", but added it was possible there were survivors.