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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

A small plane loses altitude after takeoff and slams into a Sao Paulo avenue, killing 2 passengers

Brazil Plane Crash - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A small aircraft crashed on an avenue in Sao Paulo on Friday morning shortly after taking off from a nearby private airport, killing at least two of its passengers, the local firefighter corps said in a statement.

The plane went down in the busy Barra Funda neighborhood one the city's west side, near its downtown. A piece of the plane hit a bus, injuring one woman inside, while a motorcyclist was struck by another piece of wreckage, the firefighters' statement said. Both were receiving medical care.

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