A major plane accident has occurred in Brazil. The news of death of 62 people including crew members in the plane has come to light. A plane has crashed on the outskirts of Sao Paulo city of Brazil. The Brazilian PresidentPresident Lula da Silva shared a video on Twitter asking people to observe a minute of silence for the dead.There were 62 people on board this plane. It is also being said that many houses have been damaged due to the plane crash.
"I would like everyone to stand up so we can have a minute of silence because a plane has crashed in the city of Vinhedo, Sao Paulo," he said on X. There were 58 passengers and 4 crew members on board and it appears that all of them died.' A video of the plane accident is also being shared rapidly on social media.In the front, it is seen that the plane is spinning and falling in the air like a paper. After it fell to the ground, a thick black smoke was seen rising into the sky, indicating that the plane caught fire as soon as it fell.
Plane fell in residential area
The place where the plane has fallen appears to be a residential area. The plane fell near a tree. As soon as the plane fell, a fire broke out there too. According to The Guardian report, it was an ATR-72 plane operated by the airline Vopas Linhas Aérias. The plane was en route from Cascavel in Paraná state to Guarulhos in Sao Paulo. The Sao Paulo Fire Brigade confirmed the plane crash on social media. Also said that he has sent seven teams to the accident site.
The plane descended 4000 feet in two minutes
According to the flight radar website, the plane was at an altitude of 17000 feet. Within two minutes it fell 4000 feet and after that its GPS signal was no longer visible on the map. Many videos have come on social media. Flames and smoke are visible in them and there is a house nearby. In another video, bodies can be seen at the accident site.