Plane crashed in Brazil and five people died in the accident

Five people died after a small plane crashed in the Brazilian municipality of Paraibuna, about 100 kilometers from São Paulo, the company Abaeté Aviação, responsible for the flight, reported this Thursday, October 24.

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The deaths were confirmed by the airline in a note released to the press, who detailed that the five dead crew members were employees of the company.

These are the commander, the pilot, a doctor, a nurse and a mechanic, who were heading from Florianópolis to Belo Horizonte on a non-commercial transfer flight carried out on Wednesday.

According to information from the São Paulo Fire Department, the aircraft It collided with a hill on the border of Paraibuna with the town of Santa Branca, in an area that was difficult to access, and then caught fire.

Firefighters managed to reach the scene of the accident at dawn and Abaeté Aviação confirmed that there were no survivors of the plane crash.

The aviation company began an investigation to identify the causes of the accident, which still remain unknown. The Fire Department reported that, At the time of the accident, weather conditions were unfavorable, with “heavy rain and low visibility.”

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