Source: BGNES
First details of the crash in Brazil.
A plane with 58 passengers and four crew members crashed in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo. All on board died in the crash, local authorities reported, quoted by AFP.
The French-made ATR 72-500, operated by Voepass airline, was flying from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to Guarulhos International Airport in Sao Paulo when it crashed in the town of Vinedo.
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Footage broadcast on local media showed a large plane diving at high speed, while others showed a large plume of smoke rising from the crash site in a residential area.
“There are no survivors,” the Valinhos city government, which was involved in the rescue operation in nearby Vinedo, said in an email sent to AFP. The city of Vinedo, with about 76,000 inhabitants, is located about 80 kilometers northwest of São Paulo.
Before the death toll was officially announced, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said at an event that there appeared to be no survivors.
“I heard a very loud noise”
“A plane has just crashed in the town of Vinedo in Sao Paulo, with 58 passengers and four crew members, and it appears that all are dead,” Lula said midway through a speech in Itajai, Santa Catarina state.
In a statement, Voepass reported an “incident with flight 2283”.
“There is still no confirmation of how the incident happenedhe said, quoted by BGNES.
Natalie Chicari, who lives near the crash site, told local CNN the impact was “terrifying”.
“I was having lunch, I heard a very loud noise very close by. I went out on the balcony and saw the plane spinning. After seconds I realized that this was not a normal movement for a plane,” she said.
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