At least two dead as plane crashes into vehicles on busy Sao Paulo road
At least two dead as plane crashes into vehicles on busy Sao Paulo road
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Two passersby were injured by the debris of the plane which crashed in Sao Paulo, Brazil. A bus has erupted on fire after two died in a small plane crash on a busy road in Sao Paulo, the fire department said. Two passersby were injured by the debris in the crash on Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue in Brazil’s largest city. Dramatic TV footage shows a blaze on a bus which caught fire following the crash. Further images show a large plume of black smoke rising over Sao Paulo as emergency responders attend the scene.
![[A bus caught fire after the plane crash]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/07/11/47/Screenshot-2025-02-07-at-11-42-14.jpeg)
Follow The Independent’s live blog for the latest updates on the crash by clicking here. A passing motorcyclist is among the injured after he was hit by debris from the plane, while another woman on the pavement was injured and has been taken to hospital, Brazilian outlet Globo reports. Their medical condition is unknown. The King Air F90 plane, which has a capacity for eight people, only had two people onboard, firefighters said according to Globo.
![[A drone view of the site where a small plane crashed into vehicles on Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue in Sao Paulo]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/02/07/11/47/SEI238906111.jpeg)
Having departed Campo de Marte at around 7:15am, the plane was reportedly heading for the city of Porto Alegre. One witness reported seeing the plane hit a tree before petrol began gushing out of it. "It hit the tree, hit the sign and started dumping kerosene," engineer João Lucas da Silva Amaral said. "When it hit the ground, it exploded and we ran.". Genival Dantas Arraes, who was also in the region, recalled seeing a fireball: "I was going to take the access to Avenida Sumaré and was going to take the return, when suddenly the plane came down the avenue and I just saw everything flying and the fireball,” she said.
