Passenger plane crashes in Brazil’s São Paulo, shocking footage shows plane plummeting in fiery explosion

Terrifying footage shows the moment a passenger plane spiraled out of control and crashed in Brazil, reportedly killing everyone on board.

The airline said there were about 62 people on board the Voepass Linhas Aéreas flight when it crashed on Friday. Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said it “appeared” as if they had all died.

The local fire department confirmed that the plane crashed in the city of Vinhedo, but gave no further details. Officials in the city told the New York Times There were no survivors.

Terrifying images shared across Brazil TV GloboNews showed a plane leaving the sky before crashing. Another angle shows the plane’s horrific descent before a huge plume of black smoke rises from the ground.

“Voepass has deployed all resources to support those involved,” the airline said in a statement. “There is still no confirmation of how the accident happened or the current situation of the people on board.”

A plane carrying dozens of passengers crashed in the Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, local media reported.

The airline said there were 62 people on board at the time of the crash. Video footage showed the plane flying out of the sky just before impact

The local fire brigade confirmed that the Voepass plane crashed in the town of Vinhedo, but did not provide further details.

The plane was en route from Cascavel to Guarulhos when it crashed.

“I want everyone to stand up so that we can hold a minute of silence, because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it seems that they have all died,” Lula said in a statement on X.

According to the Brazilian Civil Protection, the plane hit several houses in the residential area, CNN Brazil reported.

The Sao Paulo Federal Police said ABC that one resident was injured by the impact.

Hospitals in Vinhedo and Valinhos have been put on alert to receive any injured people.

According to officials, Sao Paulo Governor Tarcísio de Freitas is returning from Vitória to keep the situation under control.

The VOEPASS flight was en route from Cascavel to Guarulhos when it crashed

Video footage showed the smoking wreckage, which was located near residential homes

According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), the aircraft was an ATR-72-500

“The Superintendent of the Technical and Scientific Police (SPTC), civil and military police are being mobilized to rescue the victims,” ​​his agency said in a statement.

‘Teams from the Legal Medical Institute (IML) and those responsible for retrieving the bodies were also sent to reinforce the work.’

Images shared by Brazilian media showed a large room on fire and smoke coming from the fuselage of a plane.

According to the National Civil Aviation Agency (Anac), the plane was a 68-seat ATR-72-500 turboprop.

It is produced by the French company ATR, one of the largest aircraft manufacturers in the world.

The number of injured or dead has yet to be confirmed, but Brazil’s president said it appears there are no survivors.

Flight tracker data shows the plane lost 13,000 feet of altitude in less than two minutes during the final moments of its fateful journey

It can reach a maximum altitude of 10,000 feet with a maximum speed of 316.9 mph. DailyMail.com has contacted ATR for comment.

According to FlightRadar24, the aircraft was a PS-VPB, a 14-year-old ATR72-500.

Flight tracker data shows the plane lost 13,000 feet of altitude in less than two minutes during the final moments of its fateful journey.

Anac confirmed that an investigation into the cause of the disaster is currently underway.