Harrowing footage has emerged showing a passenger plane crashing in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Friday.
All 62 passengers and crew of the ATR-72 aircraft were killed on impact in the city of Vinhedo, said President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
“First I have to be the bearer of very bad news and I would like everyone to stand up so that we can observe a minute of silence because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it appears they all died,” said Lula. “I want to ask for a minute of silence for the victims.”
Plane & flight details below:
The aircraft involved is PS-VPB, a 14-year-old ATR72-500 built in 2010. The flight, #2Z2283, left Cascavel (CAC) at 14:56UTC bound for Sao Paolo (GRU). The last signal we received from the aircraft was at 16:22UTC. pic.twitter.com/yjskSPBUrf
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) August 9, 2024
The last 60 seconds of the flight, the transponder of flight #2Z2283 was transmitting a vertical speed between -8.000 and -24.000 feet per minute. pic.twitter.com/imJISi4R81
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) August 9, 2024
In the area where #2Z2283 crashed there is an active warning for severe icing between 12 000 feet and 21 000 feet. #2Z2283 was flying at 17 000 feet just before the crash. pic.twitter.com/KpLRIHi4td
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) August 9, 2024
GRAPHIC CONTENT WARNING: Disturbing footage of the wreckage has surfaced online.
So sad, there were no survivors in the plane crash in Brazil. pic.twitter.com/u8rQ1yP4SD
— Simon Ateba (@simonateba) August 9, 2024
Video shows the crash site via @aero_in
Read more at https://t.co/cN5mv73WzP
ADS-B data: https://t.co/zbJ8Ky1onj https://t.co/p64ZsvOYKA pic.twitter.com/iPALPp4Gez
— RadarBox (@RadarBoxCom) August 9, 2024
BREAKING: PLANE CRASH IN SAU PAULO BRAZIL THIS MORNING CLAIMS LIVES OF 68 PASSENGERS
An ATR 72 crashed in Vinhedo, São Paulo, today hitting houses.
The plane, registered PS-VPB, belonged to Voepass and operated flight 2Z-2283 from Cascavel to Guarulhos
More info
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— The News You Dont See (@Crazynews4real) August 9, 2024
— Infos Françaises (@InfosFrancaises) August 9, 2024
An official investigation is underway to determine what caused the aircraft to plummet the way it did.
“We don’t know if there was any kind of mid-air collision, whether there was an engine failure. We just don’t have enough facts,” said CNN aviation analyst Peter Goetz. “It was in a very perilous state, but how it got there will be the job of the investigators to figure out.”
The airline company Voepass has yet to confirm what caused the crash, according to a statement.
VOEPASS used all means to support those involved. There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the current situation of the people on board.
This story is developing…
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