A Passenger Plane Carrying 62 People Crashed in Brazil: Here’s What To Know
A passenger plane with 62 people on board crashed outside of São Paulo on Friday, the airline, Voepass Linhas Aéreas, said. It’s not clear how many people have been injured or killed.
The airline said in a statement on its website that flight 2283 was on its way to São Paulo’s international airport Guarulhos from Cascavel when it crashed in Vinhedo, Brazil.
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]Here’s everything we know about the incident so far.
Why did the plane crash?
Voepass said officials haven’t confirmed what caused the crash. The plane, which took off around 11:50 a.m. local time, lost signal around 1:30 p.m. time, before the crash, according to reports. It was scheduled to land around 2:00 p.m., according to FlightAware.
GloboNews, a Brazilian television news network, shared video footage of the crash on X, which showed the plane spiraling in the air before hitting the ground and then a black plume of smoke billowing up. Other footage from the outlet showed the fiery wreck. The plane appears to have crashed in a residential neighborhood.
The plane’s manufacturer, ATR, said in a statement on its website that it was aware of the accident: “Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this event. The ATR specialists are fully engaged to support both the investigation and the customer.”
Who is responding to the scene?
São Paulo officials said in a press release that an advanced command post was set up about 100 meters from the scene, and that firefighters had put out a blaze at the crash site. The government had dispatched officials from various departments to assist in identifying and collecting bodies.