Not less than 10 killed in aircraft crash in Brazilian mountain resort | Brazil

A small aircraft crashed right into a Brazilian city fashionable with vacationers on Sunday, killing all 10 passengers on board and injuring greater than a dozen individuals on the bottom, Brazil’s Civil Protection Company stated.

In a put up on X, the company stated the aircraft hit the chimney of a house after which the second ground of a close-by constructing earlier than crashing right into a cell phone store in a largely residential neighbourhood of Gramado. Greater than a dozen individuals who have been on the bottom have been taken to hospital with accidents together with smoke inhalation. Two have been stated to be in essential situation.

It isn’t instantly clear what induced the crash. Native media reported that the aircraft was piloted by Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, a Brazilian businessman travelling along with his household to São Paulo. In an announcement printed on LinkedIn, Galeazzi’s firm, Galeazzi & Associados, confirmed that the 61-year-old was on the aircraft, including that he was travelling along with his spouse, their three daughters, a number of different relations and one other firm worker, who all died within the crash.

“On this second of intense ache we’re deeply grateful [for] the manifestations of solidarity and love that now we have obtained from buddies, colleagues and the neighborhood,” the assertion stated. “We additionally specific our solidarity with those that have been affected by this accident within the area.”

Safety cameras filmed the small Piper aircraft departing from Canela airport in Rio Grande do Sul, minutes earlier than it crashed in Gramado, about 6 miles (10km) from the airport.

Gramado is situated within the Serra Gaúcha mountains and is fashionable with Brazilian vacationers who benefit from the cool climate, mountain climbing spots and conventional structure. The city was settled by massive numbers of German and Italian immigrants within the nineteenth century and is a well-liked vacation spot for Christmas holidays.