By contrast, two members of the Bolivian crew, flight technician Erwin Tumiri and flight attendant Ximena Sanchez, escaped with relatively minor injuries. Why did the plane crash? The authorities have given no definitive answer as an official investigation, which is likely to take months to complete, has only just begun. Colombian aviation officials are assuming the plane’s fuel burned out before it crashed. Chapecoense plane crash: fans' anger after confirmation plane ran out of fuel Read moreHave the flight recorders been found?

Source: The Guardian December 01, 2016 13:30 UTC