Ten individuals are lifeless after a small airplane they had been driving in crashed within the southern Brazilian metropolis of Gramado Sunday morning, officers mentioned.
An further 17 individuals had been taken to regional hospitals with accidents, Governor Eduardo Leite mentioned at a press convention Sunday, in response to an announcement launched by the Rio Grande do Sul State Government, the Brazilian state the place Gramado is positioned.
Two of the injured victims are in critical situation and are being transferred to Porto Alegre, in response to the assertion. An earlier assertion from the federal government in Rio Grande do Sul indicated that the majority of these injured had been taken to the hospital due to smoke inhalation from the fireplace brought on by the crash.
All 10 individuals who died up to now had been passengers on the airplane and had been from the identical household.
It was not instantly clear if there have been different passengers on the airplane.
The crash occurred between 9 and 10 a.m., shortly after the airplane took off from the Canela Airport, in response to the governor’s workplace assertion. The airplane slammed into the construction of a constructing beneath development after which fell right into a furnishings retailer. It additionally hit a resort close to the freeway.
“I deeply remorse the accident and spotlight the rapid motion of the safety forces in attending to and rescuing the victims and controlling the scene of the accident. Now we have to formally determine the victims and examine the situations of the accident,” Leite mentioned, in response to the assertion.
He mentioned the safety forces will “intently monitor the progress of this case” because the Civil Police and the Center for the Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Cenipa) examine the causes and circumstances of the accident. The General Institute of Forensics is working to determine the victims.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva shared his condolences with the households of the victims in a post on X.
“The Air Force is investigating the causes of the accident and the federal authorities is on the disposal of the state authorities and native authorities to make clear the scenario as quickly as doable,” he mentioned.
