In the Brazilian state of São Paulo, a plane carrying 58 passengers and four crew members have crashed.
According to Voepass airline, the twin-engine turboprop aircraft crashed in the town of Vinhedo while it was en route from Cascavel, in the southern state of Paraná, to the main airport in São Paulo city.
Social media users saw footage of a plane spiraling down a vertical drop.
The airline said in a statement, “There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the current situation of the people on board.”
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Local authorities said the plane landed on a residential building.
Brazil’s GloboNews television network showed pictures of a large area on fire and smoking wreckage in an area full of houses.
Police and fire services are at the scene and local hospitals have been alerted.
The President of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, held a minute’s silence at an event he was speaking at.
He posted on social media the news of the crash was “Very sad. All my solidarity to the families and friends of the victims.”
