A small airplane has crashed into a well-liked Brazilian vacationer city, killing all 10 folks on board, in response to officers.
Greater than a dozen folks on the bottom have been additionally injured when the plane got here down within the centre of Gramado within the south of the nation on Sunday, Brazil‘s civil defence company stated.
In a publish on X, the company stated the airplane hit the chimney of a house earlier than colliding with the second ground of a constructing, then crashing right into a cell phone store in a largely residential space.
The plane’s proprietor and pilot, Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, died together with the 9 different passengers on board, all of whom have been members of his household, in response to Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite.
He informed a press convention 17 folks on the bottom have been injured, with 12 nonetheless receiving hospital care, together with two who’re in crucial situation.
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The dual-engine Piper PA-42-1000 took off shortly after 9am native time from close by Canela airport and was heading to Jundiai in Sao Paulo state beneath unfavourable climate situations, the governor stated.
The reason for the crash is being investigated.
Gramado, within the Serra Gaucha mountains, is the preferred vacationer vacation spot in Rio Grande do Sul.
Christmas is a very busy interval for the town, which is historically adorned with decorations and hosts festive occasions.
