The airline Voepass Linhas Aereas has said 57 passengers and four crew members were travelling on the plane which has been seen drifting vertically and spiralling in the air before crashing
An airline has reported the tragic loss of 61 lives as their plane plummeted in a spiral before crashing near Sao Paulo, Brazil. The Voepass Linhas Aereas aircraft carried 57 passengers and four crew members when it spiralled and vertically dropped from the sky.
Local fire services verified the crash location near Vinhedo. While Voepass Linhas Aereas acknowledged the plane count, casualties and injuries have yet to be confirmed. The cause of the disaster remains unexplained, reports the Mirror. They later confirmed the deaths, adding: "The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board flight 2283 died at the site. At this time, VOEPASS is prioritizing provision of unrestricted assistance to the victims’ families and effectively collaborating with authorities to determine the causes of the accident."
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