A passenger plane carrying 62 people crashed on the outskirts of São Paulo on Friday, reports CNN citing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
Speaking at an event on Friday, Lula said it “appears” all the passengers may have died in the crash.
“I would like everyone to stand up so that we can observe a minute of silence because a plane has just crashed in the city of Vinhedo, in São Paulo, with 58 passengers and 4 crew members and it appears they all died,” he said, in a video of his statement shared on X.
Dramatic social media videos of the crash showed the plane spiraling out of the sky. Another video showed the wreckage in flames on the ground.
Brazil’s Civil Defense says the plane hit multiple houses as it crashed into a residential area, reports CNN Brasil.
According to data on Flightradar24, the Voepass plane left Cascavel and was en route to São Paulo when it lost signal shortly before 1:30 p.m. local time (12:30 p.m. ET).
“There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the current situation of the people on board,” according to a statement by airline Voepass.
