VINHEDO, Brazil — An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil's Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said.
VINHEDO, Brazil — An airplane carrying 57 passengers and four crew crashed Friday in Brazil 's Sao Paulo state, killing everyone on board, the airline said.The aircraft, an ATR 72-500 operated by Voepass airline, was traveling from Cascavel in southern Parana state to Sao Paulo's Guarulhos international airport when it crashed in the city of Vinhedo.Voepass initially said the plane was carrying 58 passengers, but a statement on the airline's website later revised the figure to 57.
'Terrifying'Truck driver Martins Barbosa, 49, was working when he learned of the plane crash, which occurred 150 meters from his home.'I thought it might have fallen on my house, with my son inside,' he told AFP, adding he felt despondent before learning his family was okay.Nathalie Cicari, who lives near the crash site, told CNN Brasil the impact was 'terrifying.
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