3 dead after small plane crashes in southeast Brazil

SAO PAULO, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed after a small plane crashed in the municipality of Birigui in the southeastern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Saturday, the local fire department said.

The aircraft fell on a farm located at kilometer 5 of the Senador Teotonio Vilela highway, 521 kilometers from the city of Sao Paulo.

After hitting the ground, the aircraft caught fire and the three o