The ATR-72 aircraft, with a capacity of 68 passengers, departed Cascavel at 11:50 AM and was scheduled to land in São Paulo at 1:40 PM. Emergency responders have been deployed to the scene.
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The shocking footage, shared by BNO News, shows the plane’s rapid descent before descending to the ground.
São Paulo’s state fire brigade has confirmed on social media that a plane crashed in Vinhedo and that seven teams have been dispatched to the site of the accident.
Another video showed the plane descending into a cluster of trees, followed by a large plume of black smoke.
Another clip captured flames and smoke emerging from the plane fuselage, which had apparently crashed into the side of a house.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the crash.
