Fri Feb 07 13:10:00 UTC 2025: **Sao Paulo Plane Crash Kills Two, Injures Several**
SAO PAULO (AP) — A small aircraft crashed onto a busy avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday morning, killing at least two people and injuring several others. The plane, which had just taken off from a nearby private airport en route to Porto Alegre, went down in the Barra Funda neighborhood, striking a bus and a motorcyclist.
According to the Sao Paulo fire department, one woman on the bus and a motorcyclist sustained injuries from the impact of falling debris. A later statement added that four more individuals suffered minor injuries and were transported to local hospitals. The identities of the two fatalities have not yet been released.
Local television network TV Globo aired CCTV footage capturing the moment of the crash, showing the plane plummeting onto the avenue near an intersection. Images from the scene depicted the burning wreckage of the plane and the bus. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. The crash site is near a major transportation hub, with office buildings and a key bus, train, and subway station nearby.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation. Authorities are working to determine why the aircraft lost altitude and crashed less than five kilometers from its point of departure.
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