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BREAKING: Plane With 62 Persons Stops In The Air, Falls Like Stone To The Ground
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A plane belonging to domestic Brazilian airline, Voepass Airline has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
There were 58 passengers and four crew members on the Voepass airline flight dropped like stone and miraculously missing electric cables in the Sao Paulo neighbourhood.
The aircraft crashed in Vinhedo in São Paulo state, with dramatic videos shared on social media showing what appears to be the plane plunging down from the sky, before a large cloud of black smoke erupts into the air
Reports on social media have shown emergency services as having appeared at the scene
It has been reported the plane fell into a residential area
The small twin-engine plane had taken off from the city of Cascavel in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, headed for the international airport in São Paulo
Airline Voepass confirmed its plane was involved in the accident, and says there “still no confirmation of how the accident occurred”
However, GWG.ng reports that the plane was reported to have suddenly losing altitude with one report saying it was falling like a stone.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a moment of silence at an event he was appearing at, posting on social media, external that situation is “very sad. All my solidarity to the families and friends of the victims.”
With additional reports from BBC
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