Sao Paulo: A plane with 62 people aboard crashed in a fiery wreck in a residential area of a city in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Friday. The airline initially said that it was not immediately clear how many people were injured or killed.
Later however in airlines confirmed that in the Sao Paulo plane crash all 61 onboard were killed the airline confirmed the numbers. Brazilian regional airline Voepass has issued a statement in this regard.
The aircraft crashed in Vinhedo in Sao Paulo state and reportedly fell into a residential area. Officials said that one home in the local condominium complex has been damaged. However, none of the residents were hurt. The small twin-engine plane had taken off from the city of Cascavel in the southern Brazilian state of Parana, headed for the international airport in Sao Paulo, the BBC reported.
“The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board Flight 2283 died at the scene,” Voepass said in a statement. According to the airline, there were 57 passengers on board and four crew members. “At this time, Voepass Linhas Aereas prioritises providing unrestricted assistance to the families of the victims and effectively collaborating with the authorities to investigate the causes of the accident,” it added in the official statement on the Brazil plane crash.
The maker of the aeroplane that crashed, ATR, has said its specialists are fully engaged to support the investigation into what caused the crash. (With Inputs From: IANS)
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