All feared dead after plane carrying 62 crashes in Brazil

All passengers are presumed dead after an airliner with 62 people on board crashed in Brazil authorities say.

Video shared on social media shows what appeared to be the plane falling out of control before disappearing behind a cluster of trees, followed by a large plume of black smoke.

Airline Voepass says the plane, which had taken off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, bound for Sao Paulo’s main international airport, crashed in the town of Vinhedo, about 80 kilometers (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.

Speaking at an event, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva asks for a minute of silence for the victims of the crash, adding that all on board are presumed dead.

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