Small airplane crashes in Brazilian road killing a minimum of three – firefighter

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Small airplane crashes in Brazilian road killing a minimum of three – firefighter

Adds firefighter interview with particulars


Adds firefighter interview with particulars

SAO PAULO, Oct 21 (Reuters)A small airplane crashed on a road shortly after takeoff in the Brazilian metropolis of Belo Horizonte on Monday, killing a minimum of three individuals, a firefighter on the scene instructed Reuters.

The only-engine airplane hit three automobiles which caught hearth in a residential space of the town, which is the capital of Minas Gerais state, native media reported.

Leandro Gomes, a Minas Gerais firefighter, instructed Reuters the accident occurred quickly after takeoff from the Carlos Prates airport. It’s the second airplane crash in that road this yr, Gomes added.

Gomes mentioned one of many fatalities was on the road and one other was in one of many autos hit by the small airplane. The third individual died contained in the plane, Gomes mentioned.

One other three victims with burns had been taken to hospital, the firefighter mentioned.

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