Passenger plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo
A plane carrying dozens of passengers crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo on Friday, local media reported.
Brazil’s TV GloboNews reports that there were 62 people on board the Voepass flight.
The local fire brigade confirmed that the plane crashed in the town of Vinhedo, but gave no further details.
Terrifying images shared across Brazil GloboNews showed a plane falling out of the sky before it crashed.
“VOEPASS has activated all resources to support those involved,” the airline said in a statement. “There is still no confirmation of how the accident happened or the current situation of the people on board.”
A plane carrying dozens of passengers crashed in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, local media reported.
According to local media, there were 62 people on board the plane at the time of the crash.
According to reports, the plane was en route from Cascavel to Guarulhos when it crashed.
Images shared by Brazilian media showed a large room on fire and smoke coming from the fuselage of a plane.
Brazil’s airport authority Infraero did not immediately confirm the information after The Associated Press requested it.
No local airline immediately reported the loss of one of their aircraft.
According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), the plane was a 68-seat ATR-72-500 turboprop.
It is produced by the French company ATR, one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world.
The jet can reach a maximum altitude of 10,000 feet with a maximum speed of 510 km/h.