The twin-engine ATR-72 of the Voepass company was flying from Cascavel in the state of Paraná to Guarulos Airport in Sao Paulo. According to a Voepass announcement, 58 travelers and 4 crew members were on board the fatal aircraft.
So far there is no information about any survivors. In the images from the scene of the air tragedy, thick smoke can be seen rising into the sky from the place where the aircraft crashed.
STRONG SCENES:
Guys, no chance of survivors…
These videos circulated on Facebook here in the city…
Too sad….
The plane that crashed here, in Vinhedo/SP, was traveling from Cascavel to Guarulhos…
Nearby, there is Viracopos airport…
The company is VOEPASS… pic.twitter.com/CIS9Lg61Wn
— Victor Molino (@victormolinno) August 9, 2024
Brazil’s GloboNews television showed footage of a large area on fire and smoke billowing from the fuselage of a plane that appeared to be on fire. Additional footage on GloboNews showed a plane drifting vertically downward and spinning as it fell.
Brazil’s airports authority Infraero did not immediately confirm the information after a request from The Associated Press. No local airlines immediately reported one of their planes missing.
An ATR 72 passenger plane crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil pic.twitter.com/d5KW5ALCtf
— MenchOsint (@MenchOsint) August 9, 2024
The fire service of the state of Sao Paulo confirmed on social media that a plane had crashed in Vinedo and that it had sent seven rescue crews to the crash site.
NOW: Resident shows the Voepass plane (Passadero) being consumed by fire after crashing in Vinhedo, in the interior of São Paulo. pic.twitter.com/99JktKC64b
— I SHOCKED (@choquei) August 9, 2024
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