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Plane crashes into bus after falling out the sky over Sao Paulo in fireball explosion killing at least 2
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A HORRIFYING plane crash has killed at least two people in a fireball explosion in Brazilian city of Sao Paulo.
This aircraft smashed into a bus after it reportedly tried to make an emergency landing on the busy Marques de Sao Vicente Avenue.
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The King Air F90 light aircraft was flying over the Barra Funda town in the western part of the city.
Two charred bodies were tragically found inside the plane and two people were left injured, according to the local fire department.
The plane crashed at around 7.20am local time (10.20am GMT) on Friday.
Witnesses reported hearing a huge explosion which was quickly followed by a large cloud of black smoke, according to .
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The bus this light aircraft plummeted into thankfully had no passengers on board.
A motorcyclist, passing by the devastating scene, was left injured by debris and a woman walking on the sidewalk was hurt and taken to hospital.
Terrifying images showed how the bus quickly caught fire after the aircraft smashed into the vehicle.
Shock videos caught firefighters desperately trying to put out the blaze on the major Sao Paulo road.
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The doomed plane had space for eight people on board but firefighters confirmed two people were on the aircraft at the time.
The King Air F90 light aircraft had reportedly left the Campo de Marte airport in Sao Paulo at 7.15am, but the control tower lost contact with the plane two minutes later.
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This plane was reportedly heading to the city of Porto Alegre before its shock fate.
A witness, João Lucas da Silva Amaral, reported seeing the plane hit a tree then start dumping kerosene before the crash, according to Globo.
He said: "When it hit the ground, it exploded and we ran."
Another witness, Genival Dantas Arraes, described a chilling fireball forming after impact.
He said: "I was going to take the access to Avenida Sumaré and was going to take the return, when suddenly the plane came down the avenue and I just saw everything flying and the fireball.
"It exploded immediately. Everyone was paralyzed.
"The plane was ripping up palm trees and signs. It went by very quickly."
A third local, Adriano Rolim, revealed what happened just seconds before the deadly impact.
He said: "The pilot tried to land on Marques de São Vicente, and fortunately many cars swerved, but the plane hit the back of the bus and ended up exploding.
"The impact was huge, very scary."
Police and the Brazilian Air Force have launched an investigation in the shock crash.
The Secretary of Public Security of Sao Paulo, Guilherme Derrite, revealed several teams had been deployed in response to the horror blaze.
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He said: "Our teams are working on the crash of a twin-engine plane on Av. Marques de Sao Vicente, in Sao Paulo. The Fire Department controlled the flames.
"Teams from the Military Police, Civil Police and Technical-Scientific Police are also supporting the incident."
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