Brazil plane crash: Two dead as small aircraft hits bus on busy Sao Paulo street

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A small aircraft crashed in a busy Sao Paulo street, hitting a bus and killing two people.
A small aircraft crashed in a busy Sao Paulo street, hitting a bus and killing two people. Credit: AAP

Two people died and at least two others were injured when a small plane crashed into a bus on a busy Sao Paulo avenue in Brazil, the local fire department said.

The two bodies were found charred in the fuselage of the Beech F90 King Air aircraft, according to local authorities.

The plane crashed on the Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue and then hit the bus, the fire department said on Friday morning. A woman who was traveling on the bus was injured and taken to a hospital.

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The other passengers managed to exit it safely, fire department spokesperson Captain Maycon Cristo told CNN Brasil.

A biker was also taken to the hospital after being hit by a piece of equipment, the fire department added.

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