Seven people killed on Sunday in Brazil’s southeast Minas Gerais state when the small plane they were travelling in crashed, according to the authorities.
After leaving Campinas, in neighboring Sao Paulo state, the single-engine plane apparently broke up mid-air and crashed at around 10:30 am (1330 GMT) in the mining town of Itapeva, firefighters told AFP.
Firefighters “found seven dead victims (who were) on board the aircraft,” the department said in updated statement that three bodies had been found ealier.
Images taken by locals — which show the wreckage of the plane shortly after falling on the side of a hill covered with grass and trees, circulated on social networks and Brazilian media.
