Horrible plane crash in Brazil, 61 dead - fell 17 thousand feet in one minute

Brazil Plane Crash: A plane carrying 61 people crashed in Vinhedo city of Sao Paulo state of Brazil. According to BBC, all the passengers have died. Airline Voypass had earlier said that there were 62 people on board the plane. Voypass airline said that the plane that left for Sao Paulo's International Airport Guarulhos crashed. There were 57 passengers and 4 crew members in it. It is not known how the accident happened.

The registration of the plane that met with the accident is PS-VPB, an ATR 72-500. A total of 74 people can board it. However, reports are claiming that there were 62 people in the plane at the time of the crash.

The plane fell 17 thousand feet in one minute

According to CNN report, flight tracking data showed that the plane had stopped climbing one and a half minutes before the crash. According to local time, the plane was flying at an altitude of 17 thousand feet till 1:21 pm. After this, it fell about 250 feet in just 10 seconds.

In the next eight seconds, it went up about 400 feet. After 8 seconds, it reached 2 thousand feet below. Then, almost it started descending rapidly. In just one minute, it fell about 17 thousand feet and caught fire.

Fell in a residential area, hit several houses

According to a CNN Brazil report, the Civil Security Department has reported that the plane fell in a residential area, but there were no casualties on the ground due to this. A residential house has been damaged. The plane had departed from Cascavel and was on its way to Sao Paulo. According to Brazilian time, its signal disappeared at 1:30 pm.

Airline Voepass has said that it is still not confirmed how the accident happened. However, according to the Valinhos Authority near Vinhedo, no one survived the accident. Only one house in a nearby condominium complex was damaged, but no residents were injured.

7 teams of fire brigade deployed

7 teams including army police were deployed to rescue the victims of the plane crash. According to the government statement, teams of the Legal Medical Institute (IML) and those responsible for collecting the bodies have also been sent to the spot. Brazilian President Lula da Silva has expressed condolences to the families of the victims after the accident.

What did the airline company say?

Airline company 'Vopas' confirmed in a statement that a plane flying to Sao Paulo's international airport Guarulhos crashed. The statement did not say what caused the accident. The plane has fallen in the city of Vinhedo. Teams have been sent to help the affected people and relief and rescue work is going on.

BREAKING: Voepass Flight 2283, a large passenger plane, crashes in Vinhedo, Brazil pic.twitter.com/wmpJLVYbB3

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Plane crashed in a residential area

Brazilian television network Globe News has said that heavy smoke and fire is coming out of the plane. The plane has fallen in a residential area. Meanwhile, after the plane crash, at an event in southern Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked the audience to stand up and observe a minute of silence. The President also said that all the passengers and crew members on board the plane had died. Teams from the fire brigade, military police and civil protection authorities were sent to the accident site in Vinhedo.