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Breaking: Plane with 62 passengers onboard crashes in Brazil

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theAn ATR-72 aircraft, operated by Voepass Linhas Aéreas, was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Paraná, to Guarulhos in São Paulo when the crash occurred, according to a report by the local news outlet G1.

Video shared on social media appeared to show the plane plunging to the ground in a nosedive, disappearing behind a cluster of trees before a large plume of black smoke erupted into the air.

Brazil’s TV GloboNews showed other footage that showed a large area on fire, and smoke coming out of what appeared to be the wrecked fuselage of a plane.

The ATR-72 plane operated by airline Voepass Linhas Areas was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, to Guarulhos, in Sao Paulo, website G1 said, citing Voepass.

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