Sao Paulo plane crash horror in Barra Funda as huge plumes of smoke seen across city
Sao Paulo plane crash horror in Barra Funda as huge plumes of smoke seen across city
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Huge plumes of smoke were seen across Sao Paulo today after a plane crashed in the city, killing two people and injuring two more. The plane, a King Air F90 light aircraft, went down in the western part of the city in an area called Marquês de São Vicente while heading to Porto Alegre. The aircraft was trying to make an emergency landing when it smashed into a bus, with the vehicle bursting into flames.
Two charred bodies were found in the gutted aircraft. One woman inside the bus sustained injuries during the impact, as did a motorcyclist who was riding past at the time. Both are recieving urgent treatment. Images on local media showed the plane's fuselage and the bus on fire, with firefighters working to extinguish the blaze. Locals reported hearing an explosive bang when the plane ploughed into the bus, with videos showing a large plume of black smoke funnelling into the morning sky. A huge response of seven fire engines rushed to the scene. The fire department told local media that the 732 bus, which was from the Santa Brigida bus company, had no passengers on board.
The plane, which had capacity for eight passengers, left Campo de Marte at 7:15 in the morning, pilots operating in the same area this morning told TV Globo. The plane is thought to have tried to make an emergency landing on the runway of the avenue before it crashed. Witness Genival Dantas Arraes, watched as the plane erupted into a "fireball" on impact. He said: "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. It exploded immediately. Everyone was paralyzed. The plane was ripping up palm trees and signs. It went by very quickly.".
The Secretary of Public Security of Sao Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, confirmed that several emergency response outfits were en route to tackle the horror blaze. He said: "Our teams are working on the crash of a twin-engine plane on Av. Marques de Sao Vicente, in Sao Paulo. The Fire Department controlled the flames. Teams from the Military Police, Civil Police and Technical-Scientific Police are also supporting the incident.".
