And plane crashed This Friday inside the Brazilian state of São Paulo.
This August 9th a plane with 62 personas on board, 4 crew members and 58 passengers crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil.
According to preliminary reports, the aircraft was from the Voepass company that was traveling from Cascavel, in the state of Paraná (south), to the Guarulhos international airport, in São Paulo, and crashed in the town of Vinhedo.
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Although there is still no official toll, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said during an official ceremony that “it seems that all” the passengers died.
“A plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members, and it seems that everyone died,” said Lula during his speech in Itajaí (Santa Catarina, south).
“Plane crash, 7 crews involved, so far only this information,” the São Paulo Fire Department posted on social media X.
Voepass reported “the occurrence of an accident involving flight 2283 – aircraft PS-VPB, this Friday,” it wrote in a statement.
“The aircraft took off from Cascavel-PR bound for Guarulhos airport. There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the current situation of the people on board,” he added.
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Images broadcast by 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 appears to be a residential area.
The town of Vinhedo, with about 76,000 inhabitants, is located about 80 km northwest of São Paulo.
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2024-08-15 02:44:24