Aug. 9 (UPI) — The Brazilian airline VoePass said a plane with 58 passengers and four crew members aboard crashed Friday near the city of Vinhedo in São Paulo state. Early reports indicated there were no survivors.
VoePass said the accident involved Flight 2283-PS-VPB, which took off from Cascavel in the state of Paraná and was bound for São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport.
The airline said it has mobilized all means of support for those involved, but added there is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred or the conditions of the people on board.
However, Brazilian broadcaster Globo News cited a statement released by the city of Vinhedo indicating no one survived the crash.
Harrowing social media video of plane spinning out of the sky followed by billowing clouds of black smoke was shown by international news broadcaster BNO News.
Other video posted by the broadcaster showed flaming wreckage in what appeared to be a residential neighborhood in Vinhedo, located about 66 miles northwest of the Sao Paulo airport.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva held a moment of silence during a ceremony in Itajaí, commenting that it appeared there were no survivors from the crash, Globo News reported.
