Brazilian plane crash outside São Paulo kills 61, says airline

 

A passenger plane carrying 61 people crashed outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, killing everyone on board, according to a statement issued by airline Voepass.

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Dramatic footage circulating on social media showed the plane’s fall and its destroyed fuselage in flames on the ground.


“The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board flight 2283 died at the scene,” Voepass said in a statement, revising the death toll down from an initial assessment of 62 dead. There were 57 passengers and four crew members on board, according to the company For More 


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