By Miracle Ogunde
A small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil’s economic capital Sao Paulo on Friday and skidded into a bus, killing two people, authorities said.
The pilot and sole passenger were killed in the accident, which happened shortly after the King Air F90 took off from the Campo de Marte airport, which handles domestic flights, AFP reports.
Firefighter chief, Ronaldo Melo told journalists that it was unclear if the aircraft had been attempting an emergency landing shortly after taking off, adding that it slid hundreds of meters along the avenue and hit a bus before exploding.
Mello continued that the passengers of the bus managed to escape, and six were injured.
Images broadcast on local television showed thick plumes of smoke billowing into the air, however, firefighters quickly got the blaze under control.
Investigators are at the scene “taking photos and interviewing people who witnessed the aircraft crash” to establish the circumstances of the accident, Melo said.
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