{"id":193770,"date":"2023-09-16T22:39:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-16T22:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/?p=193770"},"modified":"2023-09-16T22:39:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T22:39:08","slug":"plane-plunges-to-ground-in-horror-crash-killing-all-14-passengers-on-board","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tokenstalk.info\/world-news\/plane-plunges-to-ground-in-horror-crash-killing-all-14-passengers-on-board\/","title":{"rendered":"Plane plunges to ground in horror crash killing all 14 passengers on board"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    A horror plane crash in Brazil has killed all 14 people on board, according to local reports.<\/p>\n

    It is understood the aircraft, believed to be an Embraer EMB-110P1, was transporting tourists from the US to the Barcelos region in Amazonas when it was downed in the afternoon local time today (Saturday, September 16).<\/p>\n

    A spokesperson for Barcelos city hall said 12 passengers were killed, as well as the pilot and co-pilot.<\/p>\n

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    Meanwhile the governor of Amazonas, Wilson Lima, said the plane took off from Manaus bound for Marcelos, about 400km away from the crash site.<\/p>\n

    The secretary of the Civil Defense of Amazonas issued a statement confirming the tragedy and said a response team has been dispatched to the scene.<\/p>\n

    Footage taken at the crash site shows the plane smashed up as responders observe the scene.<\/p>\n

    Posting the clip to X, a Brazilian news outlet wrote: "Visual recording of an air accident reported recently in the municipality of Barcelos, in Amazonas, involving a private EMBRAER EMB-110P1 aircraft (registration PT-SOG) that belonged to an air taxi company.<\/p>\n

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