Reports reaching NOTM online indicated a plane with 61 people on board crashed in the municipality of Vinhedo in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state on Friday.
According to reports by Dw, the airline confirmed that there were no survivors.
“The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board flight 2283 died at the site,” said airline Voepass in a statement — 57 passengers and four crew members.
“At this time, Voepass is prioritizing provision of unrestricted assistance to the victims’ families and effectively collaborating with authorities to determine the causes of the accident.”
Dw added that Voepass had initially said that 62 people had been on board — 58 passengers and four crew members — but later corrected that figure to 61.
The ATR-72 plane was en route from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, to Guarulhos, in Sao Paulo.
“There is still no confirmation of how the accident happened or the current situation of the people on board,” Voepass said on Instagram.
The plane, a twin-engine turboprop, took off “without any flight restrictions, with all its systems operational,” the Voepass statement said.
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