A small airplane has crashed into a preferred Brazilian vacationer city, killing all 10 individuals on board, in line with officers.
Greater than a dozen individuals 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 mentioned.
In a publish on X, the company mentioned the airplane hit the chimney of a house earlier than colliding with the second flooring 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 line with Rio Grande do Sul governor Eduardo Leite.
He advised a press convention 17 individuals on the bottom have been injured, with 12 nonetheless receiving hospital care, together with two who’re in vital situation.
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 mentioned.
The reason for the crash is being investigated.
Gramado, within the Serra Gaucha mountains, is the most well-liked vacationer vacation spot in Rio Grande do Sul.
Christmas is a very busy interval for town, which is historically adorned with decorations and hosts festive occasions.
