According to reports, a plane operated by Brazilian airline VoePass with 62 passengers on board crashed in the country’s Sao Paulo state on Friday.
There were 58 passengers and four crew members on board the plane that was involved in the fire in a residential area of the city of Vinhedo, according to the Associated Press. Firefighters, military police and civil defense officials have all sent teams to the crash site.
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The plane crashed in the city of Vinhedo, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. (Fox News)
The number of injured or killed is unclear. Fox News Digital has reached out to the airline.
Speaking at an event in southern Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva broke the news as he asked the crowd to stand and observe a minute’s silence.
Brazilian authorities near the site of the plane crash. (Associated Press)
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He said all passengers and crew on board appeared to have been killed, but did not elaborate on how he had received that information.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
