Two people died and six others were injured when a small plane crashed into a bus on a busy avenue in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday morning, according to the local fire department.
Authorities said the two victims, identified as the pilot and co-pilot, were found charred in the fuselage of the Beech F90 King Air aircraft. The plane had departed from Sao Paulo en route to Porto Alegre in southern Brazil before crashing on Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue and colliding with the bus.
“Unfortunately, we started the day with this tragic plane crash,” Sao Paulo Governor Tarcisio de Freitas wrote on social media. He praised the fire department’s swift response, which extinguished the flames within minutes and prevented further casualties.
A woman traveling on the bus and a biker struck by debris were taken to a hospital, the fire department said. Four other individuals sustained minor injuries.
Officials are investigating the cause of the crash.
