There are no survivors following the crash of a plane with 62 people on board near the city of Vinhedo in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, city officials informed German media outlet dpa on Friday.
According to the airline VoePass, there were 58 passengers and four crew members on the aircraft.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva asked those attending an event in the south of the country to observe a minute of silence. "A very sad piece of news. My deepest condolences go out to the families and friends of the victims," Lula shared on the platform X.
Citing authorities in Vinhedo, the online news site G1 reported that the plane crashed in a residential area near a house where residents were present. However, no one on the ground was injured, G1 reported.
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A local resident who made a video of the burning plane on a property told the TV channel UOL: "I have never heard such a loud bang in my life."
The fire brigade stated that rescue teams are on site. Hospitals in Vinhedo were on high alert. In addition to the fire brigade, the civil defense department and police were also deployed, G1 reported.
—dpa (TNS)
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