Vinhedo, with about 76,000 residents, is located approximately 80 kilometres (50 miles) northwest of Sao Paulo.
The mayor of Cascavel, Leonardo Paranhos, confirmed the 62 deaths on social media, calling it a “tragedy for us all,” and said officials were offering services to the loved ones of those on board.
“The bodies are being taken to the morgue,” the Vinhedo city government told AFP.
Before an official death toll was given, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said during an event that it appeared there were no survivors, and called for a moment of silence for the victims.
“A plane just crashed in the city of Vinhedo in Sao Paulo, with 58 passengers and four crew members and it seems that everyone died,” Lula said in the middle of a speech in Itajai in Santa Catarina state.
In a statement, Voepass reported “an accident involving flight 2283”.
“There is still no confirmation of how the accident occurred,” it said.
ATR, a Franco-Italian aircraft maker and Airbus subsidiary said its experts were working to help investigators.
Source: CNA
