{"id":99349,"date":"2025-02-09T08:37:41","date_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:37:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/levanews.com\/?p=54233"},"modified":"2025-02-09T08:37:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-09T01:37:50","slug":"in-a-bustling-district-a-small-plane-crashed-into-a-bus-and-exploded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/echowoven.com\/in-a-bustling-district-a-small-plane-crashed-into-a-bus-and-exploded\/","title":{"rendered":"In a bustling district, a small plane crashed into a bus and exploded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-54237 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/476803889_122134458968590861_431018927889354952_n.jpg%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"526\"' height='\"526\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>Two people lost their lives, and at least six others were injured when a small Beechcraft King Air F90 plane crashed into a moving bus in S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s busy Barra Funda district on Friday, February 7.\n</p><p>The impact caused both the aircraft and the public bus to explode. Debris scattered as thick, dark smoke billowed into the sky.\n</p><p>Firefighters faced challenges in containing the flames and preventing them from spreading. According to the local fire department, the tragic accident occurred around 7:20 a.m. local time when the plane attempted an emergency landing just five minutes after departing from Campo de Marte Airport.\n</p><blockquote class='\"twitter-tweet\"'>\n<p dir='\"ltr\"' lang='\"en\"'>New video shows the moment the small plane crashed west of S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, this morning \ud83d\udc40<a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/t.co%5C/cjKSSlhuNb%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"'>pic.twitter.com\/cjKSSlhuNb\n<p>\u2014 Volcaholic \ud83c\udf0b (@volcaholic1) <a href="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/twitter.com%5C/volcaholic1%5C/status%5C/1887860176893435994?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%5C%22" target='\"_blank\"' rel='\"noopener\"'>February 7, 2025\n<p>Emergency responders discovered two bodies in the aircraft wreckage. A motorcyclist and a woman on the bus were injured by flying debris, while four others sustained minor injuries. The remaining passengers on the bus were safely evacuated.\n</p><h6>Reports indicate that shortly before the crash, the control tower lost communication with the plane.\n</h6><p>Governor Tarc\u00edsio de Freitas shared on X that the two victims were the pilot, Gustavo Medeiros, and the aircraft\u2019s owner, M\u00e1rcio Carpena.\n</p><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-54234 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/plane.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"512\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>The plane was headed to its final destination, Porto Alegre, a city in the southern part of Rio Grande do Sul.\n</p><p>Authorities are still investigating the factors that contributed to the crash.\n</p><h6>Witnesses reported that the plane initially struck a tree before crashing onto a busy street, where it collided with a moving bus.\n</h6><p><img loading='\"lazy\"' decoding='\"async\"' class='\"alignnone' wp-image-54235 size-full src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/echowoven.com%5C/wp-content%5C/uploads%5C/2025%5C/02%5C/plane-crash.webp%5C%22" alt='\"\"' width='\"768\"' height='\"576\"' title='\"\"'>\n</p><p>According to Business News Today, an expert suggested that technical issues might have caused the accident, given the pilot\u2019s urgent attempt to make a forced landing. \u201cWhen an aircraft loses power or suffers mechanical failure shortly after departure, the pilot\u2019s options are limited. Urban environments like S\u00e3o Paulo make emergency landings even more hazardous,\u201d the expert said, as per the publication.\n</p><p><iframe loading='\"lazy\"' title='\"At' least dead after small plane crashes into bus on busy street in sao paulo brazil width='\"500\"' height='\"281\"' src="%5C%22https:%5C/%5C/www.youtube.com%5C/embed%5C/m6UPd12QxDI?feature=oembed%5C%22" frameborder='\"0\"' allow='\"accelerometer;' autoplay clipboard-write encrypted-media gyroscope picture-in-picture web-share referrerpolicy='\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"' allowfullscreen>\n<p>In recent years, Brazil has unfortunately experienced multiple high-profile aviation accidents, sparking concerns about the overall safety of the country\u2019s air travel, including aircraft maintenance, pilot training, and regulatory oversight.\n</p><p>Please SHARE this article with your family and friends on Facebook.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"</p><p>Two people lost their lives, and at least six others were injured when a small Beechcraft King Air F90 plane crashed into a moving bus in S\u00e3o Paulo\u2019s busy Barra Funda district on Friday, February 7. The impact caused both the aircraft and the public bus to explode. 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