Air tragedy in Brazil: Passenger plane crashes near Sao Paulo | There were 57 passengers and 4 cabin crew on board.

A terrible plane crash happened in Brazil this Friday. A twin engine plane carrying 61 people crashed Near the city of Vinhedo in the state of São Paulo. Authorities confirmed there were no survivors. Currently, the cause of the accident is unknown.

The incident took place at 1.25 pm local time. The plane, which took off from Cascavel, Paraná, bound for Cuarulhos Airport in Greater São Paulo, crashed and burst into flames.

The Regional airline VoepassThe pilot of the plane, which was carrying 57 passengers and four crew members, confirmed that the crashed plane belonged to its fleet. “Not confirmed yet How did the accident happen?“, he pointed out in an official statement. At first he announced that the number of passengers was 58, but later he revised the number to 57.

Vinhedo municipal officials assured that The plane crashed into someone’s backyard Residences in the city, but no buildings were affected or there were no casualties among the people on the ground.

President Luis Inacio Lula da SilvaDuring an event in Santa Catarina, Itajai called on the nation to observe a minute of silence in honor of the victims. “I must be the bearer of very sad news. I want everyone to stand up and have a minute of silence because a plane crashed in São Paulo with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it looks like everyone is dead,” Lula said.

Darcisio de Freidas, governor of São Paulo, who was in Espirito Santo in a meeting with other governors, announced an immediate transfer to the area. De Freitas confirmed that a crisis cabinet will be established with the central government and the Air Force to manage the situation and coordinate the emergency response.

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Brazilian officials a A thorough investigation to find out the causes of the accident. In this sense, they indicated that as the investigation develops, updates will be provided.

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