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A plane carrying 62 people has crashed near Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Friday afternoon.
VoePass flight 2283 took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, on its way to the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport. The ATR-72 lost signal around 1:30 local time and crashed in Vinhedo, 50 miles northwest of Sao Paulo city.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said it “appears” all passengers are dead.
“I would like everyone to stand up so that we can observe a minute of silence because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it appears they all died,” Silva said in an address.
Brazilian television network GloboNews showed video footage of what appears to be the plane plunging down into a nosedive. It then disappeared behind a cluster of trees, before a large plume of black smoke erupted into the air.
The plane hit multiple houses, Brazil’s Civil Defense told CNN.
Later footage showed a large area on fire and smoke rising from the plane.
‘Moment of panic’: witness speaks out
A nearby resident told CNN she witnessed Voepass flight 2283 crash into her neighborhood as she was eating lunch.
She called the crash a “moment of panic” for the city of Vinhedo. She told the outlet she ducked down and began praying as the plane hit near her home.
The plane, carrying 68 people, hit multiple houses as it crahsed, Brazil’s Civil Defense told CNN.
Plane lost signal just before crash
VoePass flight 2283 lost signal at 1:30 pm local time shortly before crashing, flight data reveals.
Footage of the crash shows the plane falling vertically, spiraling as it fell. Video also shows a large area on fire and smoke billowing from the plane after the crash.
The plane hit multiple houses, Brazil’s Civil Defense told CNN.
Brazil plane crash: 62 people on board aircraft, airline says
A plane with 62 people aboard has crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, an airline said, and the country’s president said that all passengers were presumed dead.
The airline VoePass confirmed that a plane heading to Sao Paulo’s international airport Guarulhos crashed with 58 passengers and four crew members aboard.
Brazilian television network GloboNews showed footage of a large area on fire and smoke coming out of what appeared to be a plane’s fuselage in an area full of houses.
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Brazilian president addresses nation
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva addressed his country on Friday, telling residents it “appears” at 62 passengers and crew members aboard VoePass flight 2283.
“I would like everyone to stand up so that we can observe a minute of silence because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it appears they all died,” Silva said.
Vinhedo is 50 miles northwest of Sao Paulo city.
Source: independent.co.uk
