A plane with 58 passengers and four crew members crashed during Friday afternoon in a residential area of the municipality of Vinhedo in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. Authorities reported that there are no survivors.
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From São Paulo Airport, it was reported that it was a twin-engine aircraft with propellers from the Italo-French manufacturer ATR, model ATR-72-500 of the airline Voepass. The aircraft was traveling from the city of Cascavel to São Paulo.
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National media reported that before crashing, the plane made two flights in the morning.
Residents of Vinhedo recorded with their phones as the plane crashed dramatically onto the community, so there are videos on social media showing how the aircraft was spiraling down.
In the videos circulating on the Internet, you can hear the crash impact and the screams of people on the ground, terrified as they witness the accident.
A few seconds after the impact, a black smoke ball rose to the sky. Emergency calls activated the firefighters and rescue teams, who responded to the scene.
"It seems that there are no survivors," said President Lula Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at a public event, where he later asked for a minute of silence. Afterwards, authorities confirmed that there are no survivors.
They are investigating the causes of the plane crash in Brazil
So far, the causes of the plane crash in Brazil are unknown. For now, all reported victims are occupants of the aircraft.
According to Efe, the Vinhedo City Hall stated that initially, the firefighters assisted with the hope of finding survivors, but later gave up and declared everyone deceased.
In the efforts to calm the fire, firefighters from Vinhedo and other municipalities worked.
In the social media videos, you can see how the parts of the plane were scattered on the ground, near houses in the area. Residents were screaming and crying, asking for help and shocked by the tragedy.