Plane crashes in Brazil, 62 people die

A plane has crashed in Brazil, killing all 62 people on board. It was a turboprop plane, which crashed near Sao Paulo in Brazil on Friday. All the people on board the plane died, local authorities near the accident site have given this information. A video of this accident has also been shared on social media, which shows the horror of the accident. The plane went out of control in the sky and started spinning and in this condition the plane fell to the ground.

According to the media reports, the video of the plane crash shows that the ATR-made plane went out of control and fell behind a group of trees near the houses, after which a large cloud of black smoke was rose. Officials in the town of Valinhos, near Vinhedo, said there were no survivors and only one house in a local condominium complex was damaged, while no residents were hurt.

Speaking at an event shortly after the crash, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said, "I have to be the bearer of bad news." He also called for a minute of silence for the victims of the accident. At the same time, airline Voepas said the plane took off from Cascavel in Parana state to Sao Paulo's main international airport. The plane crashed in the town of Vinhedo, about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.

The unlisted airline said it could not provide more information about why the plane with registration PS-VPB crashed. Minutes after the accident, Sao Paulo's state fire department said it was sending seven crews to the crash site. The plane was listed by flight tracker FlightRadar24 as an ATR 72-500 turboprop. ATR is jointly owned by Airbus and Italian aerospace group Leonardo. ATR did not immediately respond to a request for comment.