A plane carrying 62 passengers and crew members crashed in Brazil, reportedly killing all on board.
The Associated Press reported Friday, “The airline Voepass confirmed in a statement that a plane headed for Sao Paulo’s international airport Guarulhos crashed in the city of Vinhedo with 58 passengers and 4 crew members aboard. The statement didn’t say what caused the accident.”
“Firefighters, military police and the civil defense authority dispatched teams to the crash site in Vinhedo. Authorities sealed off the entrance to the residential area where the plane went down, as journalists waited outside for updates,” it added.
Videos published on X appeared to show the plane spiraling and plummeting to the ground.
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The Wall Street Journal reported, “Authorities said the plane had crashed in Recanto Florido, an upmarket residential complex in Vinhedo. Photos of the crash site showed fragments of the plane scattered next to a resident’s swimming pool as heavy rain pelted the region.”