Tragedy near Sao Paulo, Brazil, in a residential complex in the city of Vinhedo, where a passenger plane with 62 people on board crashed.

The flight had departed from Cascavel (in the state of Paraná) and was headed to Guarulhos (São Paulo). The military police, firefighters and civil protection sent numerous men and vehicles to the site. The authorities have not yet published the list of those on board. According to the G1 portal, the flight operated by Latam was carrying 58 passengers and 4 crew members.

According to data from the FlightRadar24 portal, the plane, which took off at 11:56, crashed at 13:22. One minute before the crash, the plane was at an altitude of 17,200 feet. The scheduled arrival time in Guarulhos was 13:30, so the accident would have occurred during landing.

The dramatic moments that preceded the crash have ended up on the web, uploaded by numerous users who witnessed the scene in shock. The videos show the plane falling headlong into the hilly region a few kilometers from the city of Campinas and immediately being engulfed in flames.

(Online Union)

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