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2 dead after small plane crashes in Sao Paulo street, hits bus

A plane plunged into a major avenue in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo on Friday and exploded after hitting a bus, leaving two people dead and six injured, officials said. [AFP]

Two people were killed Friday when a small plane crashed on a major avenue in Brazil's economic capital Sao Paulo and skidded into a bus, authorities said.

It was unclear if the aircraft had been attempting an emergency landing shortly after taking off. It slid hundreds of meters along the avenue and hit a bus before exploding, firefighter chief Ronaldo Melo told journalists.

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