DEADLY FIREBALL

Brazil plane crash leaves 3 dead after aircraft smashes into residential street and bursts in flames

Debbie White

Published: 13:15, 21 Oct 2019
Updated: 16:23, 21 Oct 2019

A BRAZIL plane crash has left three dead after the aircraft smashed into a residential street and burst into flames.

The aircraft crashed this morning in Caicara just after taking off from the Carlos Prates Airport, northwest of Belo Horizonte, according to local media.

Three people were reported to have died in this morning's inferno in Brazil

Paramedics rushed to the fiery scene, along with teams from the Military Police and the Municipal Guard.

Three people were reported to have been injured as a result of being trapped in the inferno, according to the fire department.

It's not clear as yet whether the victims were pedestrians, drivers or residents.

reports that "it was at this very spot that another plane crashed in April this year";.

One witness, Marina Marques, tweeted from near the scene: "Another plane has crashed in Rua Minerva - Caicara. It hit a car and apparently caught pedestrians. Very sad."

Another bystander pointed out that it was the "second time a plane has crashed in Caicara."

Wrecked cars are seen at the site where a small plane crashed on a residential street in Belo Horizonte, Brazil October 21Credit: Reuters

Officials gather at the scene of the accidentCredit: Reuters

Three people died during today's collisionCredit: Reuters

Fire trucks at the scene today, as residents watch onCredit: Reuters

One witness tweeted that it was the 'second time' that a plane had crashed in the areaCredit: Twitter/@Peedronn

The accident occurred on Monday morning, and involved a small planeCredit: Twitter

The aircraft struck vehicles in a residential area - which has previously been the scene of a plane crashCredit: twitter.com/vittorgoncalves

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