Plane crash horror as light aircraft smashes into a bus 'while attempting emergency landing on a street' in Sao Paulo

A level clang successful Brazil has claimed 2 lives aft the airy craft smashed into a autobus portion attempting an exigency landing connected a thoroughfare successful Sao Paulo, section media report.

The airy craft crashed into vehicles connected the connected the engaged Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue successful Sao Paulo, Brazil, astir 7.20am section clip (10.20am UK time).

Local media G1 outlet reported that astatine slightest 2 passengers had perished. 

Witnesses reported proceeding an detonation and saw a ample unreality of achromatic smoke. Footage from the clang tract shows the wreckage and the autobus engulfed successful flames, with firefighters trying to enactment retired the blaze. 

The level reportedly near the Campo de Marte airdrome astatine astir 7.15am, flying towards the metropolis of Porto Alegre.

Just 5 minutes later, the craft attempted the exigency landing connected the thoroughfare and crashed into the bus.

There were nary passengers connected the autobus astatine the clip of the crash, the occurrence section said. 

Joao Lucas da Silva Amaral told TV Globo that the level deed a histrion and kerosene started pouring retired earlier the craft mislaid altitude and crashed.

A motorcyclist was injured by debris, with the autobus operator and a pistillate besides being injured, according to media reports. There is nary accusation astir the grade of their injuries.

It is unclear however galore passengers were connected committee the plane. The tiny aircraft, identified by section media arsenic a King Air F90, tin reportedly transport 8 passengers connected board.

It is besides not known wherefore the level had to marque the exigency landing. Police and the Brazilian Air Force are reportedly investigating the origin of the crash.

The Secretary of Public Security of Sao Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, said successful a societal media station that several teams were responding to the crash.

'Our teams are moving connected the clang of a twin-engine level connected Av. Marques de Sao Vicente, successful Sao Paulo. The Fire Department controlled the flames,' helium said.

'Teams from the Military Police, Civil Police and Technical-Scientific Police are besides supporting the incident.'

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