There were 61 people on board the ATR-72 plane that crashed in Brazil

10.08.2024 09:43

Foreign media reported that there were 61 people on board the twin-engine ATR-72 plane that crashed in Sao Paulo.

Of the persons listed, 57 were passengers and 4 were crew members.

The G1 news agency reported that everyone on board the plane crash died, as reported by TASS .

At present, employees of authorized services are monitoring the situation and an appropriate investigation is being conducted.

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It is also reported that the crashed plane was heading to Guarulhos Airport, which is located in the state of Sao Paulo.

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The aviation company Voepass, which is the owner of the crashed passenger plane, released its own statement in connection with the incident.

As Voepass explained, the aircraft was undergoing pre-flight inspection.

The airline noted: “No technical faults were identified during monitoring of the aircraft.”

Author: Margarita Sadkovskaya Editor of Internet resources