Initially, it was reported that there were 58 passengers on board, but the airline Voepass clarified that there were 57 passengers and four crew members on board.
Roni Kuronen,
Kai Jääskeläinen
9.8. 21:05•Updated 0:48
A passenger plane carrying a total of 57 passengers and four crew members has crashed in the middle of a residential area in Vinhedo, a city near São Paulo.
According to the authorities, none of the plane’s 61 passengers survived the accident.
Initially, it was reported that there were 58 passengers on board, but the airline Voepass later said that there were 57 passengers and four crew members on board.
There is currently no information on the causes of the accident, but the authorities say they have found the black box of the crashed plane.
According to the authorities of the nearby city of Valinhos, only one residential building in the residential area was damaged in Turma, and no residents are known to have been injured.
The plane that departed from Cascaval was on its way to Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo. According to media information, it was an ATR 72 model plane.
Sources: AP, Reuters
The news has been updated with information about the detailed number of passengers at 23:59.