Watch: Plane carrying 62 people crashes in residential area in Brazil's Sao Paulo

A passenger plane with 62 people on board crashed in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on Friday. Video shared on social media showed what appeared to be the plane plunging down behind a cluster of trees, followed by a large plume of black smoke.

Airline Voepass said the plane, which had taken off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, bound for Sao Paulo's main international airport, crashed in the town of Vinhedo, about 80 km (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.

August 9, 2024

The airline said it could not provide further information on what caused the plane, which had a PS-VPB registration, to crash.

The aircraft was listed by flight tracker FlightRadar24 as an ATR 72-500 turboprop. ATR is jointly owned by Airbus (AIR.PA), and Italian aerospace group Leonardo (LDOF.MI).

Speaking at an event, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asked for a minute of silence for the victims of the crash, adding that all on board were presumed dead.
 
Sao Paulo's state fire brigade rushed seven crews to the scene of the accident, according to a post on social media.

(This story has not been edited by DNA staff and is published from Reuters)