A passenger plane has crashed in a residential area of a city in Brazil's Sao Paulo state. The airline has said 62 people were on board the flight. Stay here for the latest updates.
Only one home was damaged in the residential area where the crash happened, city officials in neighbouring Valinhos have said. More details are emerging now, with the fire department reporting the crash occurred at 1.25pm local time. It had taken off from Cascavel in southern Brazil at 11.56am.The residential area where the plane went down has been sealed off by authorities. Firefighters, military police and the civil defence authority have been dispatched to the crash site in Vinhedo.
Airline Voepass earlier said 62 people, including 58 passengers and four crew members, were on board. Airline Voepass has confirmed the 62 people on board included 58 passengers and four crew members. The plane had been headed for Sao Paulo's international airport Guarulhos when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo. Brazilian president says it 'appears all passengers and crew have died'
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has just been speaking at an event in the south of the country. He said that it appeared that all passengers and crew aboard had died, without elaborating as to how that information had been obtained.Social media footage appears to show plane fallingIt disappears behind trees before a large cloud of black smoke rises.The passenger plane, operated by Voepass, was carrying 62 people on board when it crashed.
Footage broadcast by TV GloboNews showed a large area on fire and smoke appearing to billow from an apparent plane fuselage.The plane fell in the city of Vinhedo, according to the local firefighters corps. This content is provided by
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