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Voepass has confirmed one of its planes crashed in Sao Paolo, killing all 57 passengers and four crew members.

It was the deadliest plane crash in the country since 2007.

You can read more about the crash in our news story here.

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If you're just joining us, here's everything we know so far about the plane crash in the southern Brazilian state of São Paulo:

• The plane crashed in São Paulo, killing all 57 passengers and four crew members who were on board.
• It is the deadliest plane crash in Brazil since 2007 when a TAM plane burst into flames, killing 199 people.
• The plane was heading from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to the main airport in São Paulo city before crashing in the town of Vinhedo
• The twin-engine turboprop plane was in good operating condition with valid registration and certificates, officials said. Its crew were also licensed and had valid qualifications
• The flight was operated by Brazilian airline Voepass, which says there is not yet any confirmation about what caused the incident
• Footage of the crash shows the aircraft descending vertically and spiralling out of control when it crashed to the ground in a plume of fire and smoke
• The Brazilian Air Force says the flight was "normal" until 13:20 (17:20 BST), and then it lost contact with air traffic control a minute later
• The plane did not declare an emergency before crashing, the air force says
• The Uopeccan Cancer Hospital in Cascavel has said that two trainee doctors from their hospital are among the victims

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A handful of passengers who were supposed to be on the flight but missed it are relieved to have not made their reservation.

One man, Adriano Assis, said when he arrived at the airport in Cascavel, there was a lack of information on take-off and nobody at the counter to answer questions.

When someone did arrive, they told him he couldn’t board yet.

“I even argued with him, but he ended up saving my life,” Assis told a local newspaper, as reported by Brazilian news agency Globo, external.

The National Civil Aviation Agency of Brazil (ANAC) has said the aircraft operated by Voepass that crashed in Vinhedo was manufactured in 2010 and in good operating condition, with valid a registration and certificates to show its airworthiness.

The flight had four crew members on board at the time of the accident and all were duly licensed and had valid qualifications.

The ANAC say they will continue to monitor assistance to victims and their families by the company.

In addition, the agency says it will also continue to monitor the developments of the investigation by the Aeronautical Accident Investigation and Prevention Center (CENIPA).

Friday's incident is Brazil's worst plane crash since 2007, when a TAM Express plane crashed and burst into flames at São Paulo's Congonhas airport, killing 199 people.

Eyewitnesses have described the moment the passenger plane crashed in Vinhedo in São Paulo state.

“When I heard the sound of the plane falling, I looked out my window at home and saw the moment it crashed," Felipe Magalhaes tells Reuters news agency.

He says he ran out of his house to see where the plane had fallen, and "terrified and not knowing what to do, I jumped over the wall".

Nathalie Cicari, who lives near to where the plane crashed, tells CNN Brasil that she was having lunch when she heard a "very loud noise very close by", describing it like the sounds of a drone but "much louder".

"I went out on the balcony and saw the plane spinning. Within seconds, I realised that it was not a normal movement for a plane."

She says the moment of impact was "terrifying" but she wasn't hurt despite having to evacuate her house which was filled with black smoke after the crash.

Image source, Reuters

Here's the latest information we have about the plane crash in Brazil:

• A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 57 passengers and four crew members, according to local authorities
• The twin-engine turboprop plane was flying from Cascavel in the southern state of Paraná to the main airport in São Paulo city, before crashing in the town of Vinhedo
• The flight was operated by Brazilian airline Voepass, which says there is not yet any confirmation about what caused the incident
• The Brazilian Air Force says the flight was "normal" until 13:20 (17:20 BST), but then it lost contact with air traffic control
• The plane did not declare an emergency, the air force says

• Footage circulating on social media shows an aeroplane descending vertically, spiralling out of control when it came down
• An eyewitness has told Reuters news agency they heard the sound of a plane falling and looked outside to see it before it crashed

• Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid tribute to the victims and held a minutes silence
• The maker of the airplane that crashed, ATR, has said its specialists are fully engaged to support the investigation into what caused the crash
• Police and fire services are at the scene, as neighbouring town of Valinhos sends 20 emergency personal to the crash site
• The Uopeccan Cancer Hospital in Cascavel has said that two trainee doctors from their hospital are among the victims

Ione Wells
South America correspondent, reporting from Sao Paulo

The Uopeccan Cancer Hospital in Cascavel has told BBC Brazil that two trainee doctors from their hospital are among the victims of the plane crash.

The Voepass flight that crashed in Brazil on Friday went down in the southern state of Sao Paulo in the town of Vinhedo, northwest of Sao Paulo city.

The Brazilian Air Force has just released some details we can share with you.

It confirms the Voepass flight left Cascavel bound for Guarulhos Airport in São Paulo.

"The flight was normal until 13:20 (17:20 BST). However, from 13:21 onwards, the aircraft did not respond to calls from the São Paulo Approach Control, nor did it declare an emergency or report being under adverse weather conditions.

"The loss of radar contact occurred at 13:22."

According to airline Voepass, the flight originally took off from Cascavel at 11:46 am.

Officials have also confirmed that the Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center, which is a unit of the Brazilian Air Force, will investigate the crash.

Voepass has updated the death toll for its flight that crashed in the southern Brazilian state of Sao Paulo on Friday, saying 61 people have died.

"The company regrets to inform that all 61 people on board Flight 2283 died at the scene," Voepass says in a statement.

It was previously believed 62 people had perished on board the aeroplane that went down.

Voepass now says there were 57 passenger on board - not 58 - and four crew members.

"At this time, Voepass Linhas Aéreas prioritises providing unrestricted assistance to the families of the victims and effectively collaborating with the authorities to investigate the causes of the accident," the company adds.

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As we've been reporting, Voepass says one of its planes has crashed in Brazil.

The company is a Brazilian regional airline based in Ribeirão Preto, in São Paulo state, according to CAPA Centre for Aviation, and operates a fleet of turboprop aircraft. It's the country's fourth-largest airline by market share.

It has a fleet of 15 aircraft, according to information on Flight Radar.

The company, previously known as Passaredo, serves nearly 50 destinations and has a fleet made up entirely of ATR-72 and ATR-42 aircraft that seat up to 70 passengers.

Unimaginable shock and grief after crashpublished at 21:12 British Summer Time 9 August

21:12 BST 9 August

Ione Wells
South America correspondent, reporting from São Paulo

There was no apparent crash landing. This was a plane totally out of control.

Spiralling, in a terrifying manner, to the ground before bursting into clouds of black smoke and flames.

Its final moments were captured by horrified onlookers, going about their day in the countryside town of Vinhedo outside São Paulo.

It was a short internal flight from the Brazilian state of Paraná to São Paulo, supposed to be just short of two hours.

After a descent like this, the outcome felt tragically inevitable.

Fifty-eight passengers and four crew members were on board and local authorities say there are no survivors.

It landed in a residential area, but no one on the ground was injured. Just one home in the residential complex it landed in was damaged, but none of the residents are reported hurt.

The airline says it is not yet clear what caused the crash.

There are no answers yet for the friends and families on board - only unimaginable shock and grief.

The maker of the aeroplane that crashed, ATR, has released a statement following the incident.

The Franco-Italian manufacturer says it's been informed that an accident occurred in Vinhedo, Brazil involving one of its planes, an ATR 72-500.

"Our first thoughts are with all the individuals affected by this event," it says.

It adds that ATR specialists are fully engaged to support both the investigation into what caused the crash and its customers.

The nearby town of Valinhos has sent 20 emergency personnel to the plane crash site in the town of Vinhedo in São Paulo state, local authorities say.

"Twenty men were mobilised, including three vehicles from the Valinhos Municipal Civil Guard and one vehicle from the civil defense," Valinhos City Hall says in a statement.

In the town of Vinhedo in São Paulo state, where the plane crashed, officials say only one home in the local condominium complex has been damaged.

None of the residents were hurt, according to city officials at Valinhos.

We'll bring you more updates from officials as we get them.

Seven firefighting teams are involved in the emergency response after a passenger plane crashed near São Paulo.

The Fire Department of São Paulo posts on X: "Aircraft crash, 7 teams involved, so far only this information."

Local authorities say there are no survivors of the crash.

Image source, Alamy

If you're just joining us, here's what we know so far about the deadly plane crash in Brazil.

• A plane has crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
• There were 58 passengers and four crew members on the Voepass airline flight

• The aircraft crashed in Vinhedo in São Paulo state, with dramatic videos shared on social media showing what appears to be the plane plunging down from the sky, before a large cloud of black smoke erupts into the air
• Emergency services have shared that they are at the scene
• It has been reported the plane fell into a residential area
• The small twin-engine plane had taken off from the city of Cascavel in the southern Brazilian state of Paraná, headed for the international airport in São Paulo
• Airline Voepass confirmed its plane was involved in the accident, and says there "still no confirmation of how the accident occurred"
• Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva held a moment of silence at an event he was appearing at, posting on social media, external that situation is "very sad. All my solidarity to the families and friends of the victims"

This is an ongoing and fast-moving situation, so stay with us.

Everyone on board the Voepass flight that crashed in the Brazilian state of São Paulo has died, according to local authorities in Valinhos, near the city of Vinhedo, where the plane went down.

More to follow.