A small aircraft plunged onto a street close to central Sao Paulo’s business district and collided into vehicles, during Friday morning hours (local time), resulting in the death of at least two people, according to an official statement released by the local fire service.
The aircraft crashed in the Barra Funda area on the western side of the city, close to the centre. Debris from the aircraft struck a bus, causing injury to a female passenger, whilst another fragment hit a motorcyclist, according to the statement. Both victims were receiving medical attention, as reported by the Associated Press.
A subsequent update confirmed that four more people from the crash site were transported to regional medical facilities with non-serious injuries.
The aircraft was scheduled to fly to Porto Alegre, situated in Rio Grande do Sul state in the south.
Videos circulated on social media displayed the aircraft’s main body and the bus engulfed in flames, whilst fire crews worked to control the fire.
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