Scores dead in Brazilian plane crash

The passenger jet fell from an altitude of five kilometers, smashing to pieces when it hit a residential area near Sao Paulo

All 62 people on board an ATR-72 aircraft have died after the plane abruptly plummeted from the sky in the Brazilian city of Vinhedo on Friday.

The plane, operated by regional airline Voepass Linhas Aereas, was en route from Cascavel in the state of Parana to Sao Paul