On Friday morning, a shocking plane crash occurred in Sao Paulo, Brazil, with pilots, Gustavo Carneero Mediros, 44, and the owner of the aircraft, Marsio Luzada Carpena, 49, a dead-of-three and influential person died. Small aircraft, which were going towards Porto Alegre, crashed on a busy Avenue in Barra Funda neighborhood near the city’s largest city Sao Paulo city, Metro Informed
The aircraft crashed in the back of a public bus, injuring a woman, and also hit a motorcycle driver, who is receiving medical care with the injured bus passenger. Four other people with minor injuries were taken to nearby hospitals. Governor Tarisio de Freetas confirmed the identity of two victims on X.
A CCTV video obtained by TV Globo showed the aircraft in the back of the intersection in Avenue, where the cars were waiting to move forward. The dramatic images captured by the local media showed the devastating of the plane crash, in which the aircraft torso and the nearby bus were surrounded in flames. The firefighters responded to the scene, worked to extinguish the explosion and prevent further damage.
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New footage of the plane crash in Sao Paulo Brazil, as the aircraft crashed into a bus just after the takeoff, the pilot and co-pilot died and the bus injured 1 woman and 6 others on a motorcycle. pic.twitter.com/9QOKJSTHXS
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In particular, the accident office rolled with buildings occurred on a stirred avenue, and near a major transport center, serving as a major bus, train and metro station. The region was filled with passengers and pedestrians at the time of the incident.
Officials have not yet determined the cause of the accident, which was less than 3 miles (5 kilometers) from the private airport, where the aircraft took off a few minutes earlier. The Brazilian Air Force has announced that it will conduct a thorough investigation into the accident.
In particular, Mr. Carpena was a Brazilian lawyer, inspiring speaker and professor of law. He claimed 50,000 followers on social media, where he shared a glimpse of his glamorous lifestyle and inspired others with his inspiring positions. As a lawyer, Mr. Carpena ran his law firm and traveled extensively across Brazil, lecturing on human behavior. He was also a professor of law at the prestigious Pontenthi Catholic University (PUC) at Porto Alegre. Pilot, Mr. Medeeros, had an impressive track record, with about 5,000 flight hours under his belt.
The incident is the latest in a series of deadly small aircraft accidents in Brazil in recent years. Last August, a passenger aircraft crashed into a house backyard in a gaped community in Vinhedo near Sao Paulo, killing all 72 people.
