Vinhedo (Brazil), August 10: A passenger plane with 61 people aboard crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil's Sao Paulo state Friday, killing all aboard, the airline said.
The airline earlier had reported that 62 people were aboard the flight that crashed in Vinhedo, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo, but later updated the number to 61. Brazil Plane Crash: Voepass Flight 2283 With 62 People Aboard Crashes in Fiery Wreck in Sao Paulo State, Cause of Crash Unknown (Watch Videos).
Voepass Flight Crashes in Vinhedo
BREAKING: Voepass Flight 2283, a large passenger plane, crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil pic.twitter.com/wmpJLVYbB3
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Sao Paulo Plane Crash
Queda de avião no interior de São Paulo… ao que parece era da Voepass e de passageiro. Triste demais. pic.twitter.com/4cTP8DPDr7
— João Vinícius (@joaoviniciuslol) August 9, 2024
Aftermath of Plane Crash
BREAKING - A passenger plane carrying 62 people has crashed on the outskirts of São Paulo, Brazil. The plane hit multiple houses - video shows the destroyed aircraft in flames on the ground.
— Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) August 9, 2024
“The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board flight 2283 died at the site," VOEPASS said in a statement. "At this time, VOEPASS is prioritizing provision of unrestricted assistance to the victims' families and effectively collaborating with authorities to determine the causes of the accident.”
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