The Brief
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A small plane crashed into a bus in Brazil, leaving two people dead and several others injured.
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Video captured the moment it happened on a busy street.
A small plane crashed onto a busy street in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Friday morning, killing two people on board and injuring several more on the ground.
Video from the city’s security cameras captured the moment the plane crashed and caused an explosion.
What happened?
What we know
According to local reports, the small plane crashed around 7:20 a.m. Friday on one of the busiest streets in that part of town.
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The plane was a King Air F90.
(Sao Paulo Municipal Department of Urban Security via Storyful)
Witnesses said the plane tried to land on the avenue and hit a bus, causing an explosion. Two people on the plane – an attorney and the pilot – were killed, and seven people were rescued on the ground.
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Reports say the injured include a motorcyclist who was hit with debris, a woman who was on the bus, and the bus driver, who had an anxiety attack.
What we don’t know
It’s still unclear what caused the crash.
The Source
This report includes information from Storyful and O Globo.
