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Two people have been killed and at least two others injured in a plane crash in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
The light aircraft plummeted into busy traffic on a main road and smashed into a bus, causing it to burst into flames.
Huge plumes of thick black smoke could be seen across Marquês de São Vicente, a western part of the city, after the crash.
Witness Genival Dantas Arraes described watching as the plane erupted into a “fireball” on impact.
“The plane suddenly came down the avenue and I just saw everything flying and the fireball,” he told local media.
“It exploded immediately. Everyone was paralyzed. The plane was ripping up palm trees and signs.”
Two people – a motorcyclist and a woman who was on the bus – were injured after they were struck by debris from the explosion, CNN Brasil reported.
The aircraft – a small twin-engine King Air – had left Campo de Marte Airport. The control tower lost contact with the plane minutes later.
Watch: Plane wreckage burns after crashing into bus on busy Sao Paulo road
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 12:21
Read the full story: At least two dead as plane crashes into vehicles on busy Sao Paulo road
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 12:18
Firefighters tackling blaze, officials say
The Secretary of Public Security of Sao Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, confirmed that several emergency response outfits were en route to tackle the horror blaze.
He said: “Our teams are working on the crash of a twin-engine plane on Av. Marques de Sao Vicente, in Sao Paulo.
“The Fire Department controlled the flames. Teams from the Military Police, Civil Police and Technical-Scientific Police are also supporting the incident.”
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 12:12
Plane erupted into a ‘fireball’, witness says
Witness Genival Dantas Arraes, watched as the plane erupted into a “fireball” on impact.
He said: “I was going to take the access to Avenida Sumaré and was going to take the return, when suddenly the plane came down the avenue and I just saw everything flying and the fireball.
“It exploded immediately. Everyone was paralyzed. The plane was ripping up palm trees and signs. It went by very quickly.”
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 12:09
Pictured: Drone view of crash site
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 12:08
Pictured: Flames and smoke billow across busy São Paulo road
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 11:57
Two killed in São Paulo plane crash
Two people have been killed and at least two others injured in a plane crash in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
The light aircraft plummeted into busy traffic on a main road and smashed into a bus, causing it to burst into flames.
Huge plumes of thick black smoke could be seen across Marquês de São Vicente, a western part of the city, after the crash.
Alexander Butler7 February 2025 11:53
