A small aircraft crashes into a building in Belo Horizonte, a city in southeastern Brazil, on Monday, according to firefighters and local officials. Multiple outlets report that the crash involves a single-engine plane and that the aircraft hits a residential or building structure shortly after takeoff.
Reporting differs on the exact death toll. Vanguard and The Punch say two people die: the pilot and copilot. Other outlets—including Al Jazeera, The West Australian, and France 24—report three people are killed, while also citing that the plane carried five occupants. Al Jazeera and France 24 both mention serious injuries for other passengers, with France 24 stating three people die and Al Jazeera noting three fatalities.
Across accounts, firefighters respond to the crash scene in Belo Horizonte, and authorities confirm casualties among those on board. None of the sources provides details on the cause of the crash or the condition of the injured beyond noting injuries in addition to the deaths.
