An airplane with 62 people on board crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, firefighters and the airline Voepass said. BREAKING: Voepass Flight 2283, a large passenger plane, crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil pic.twitter.com/wmpJLVYbB3 — BNO News (@BNONews) August 9, 2024The aircraft was travelling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo's Guarulhos international airport. Images broadcast on local media showed a large plane nosediving at high speed, while others showed a large column of smoke rising from the crash site in what appeared to be a residential area. The Fire Department of Sao Paulo wrote on social network X: "Aircraft crash, 7 teams involved, so far only this information." The city of Vinhedo, with about 76 000 residents, is located approximately 80 kilometres northwest of Sao Paulo.

Source: News 24 August 09, 2024 19:36 UTC