Palmas: Two people were killed and one injured after a small plane crashed in Palmas, capital of Brazil's central state of Tocantins, local authorities said. The aircraft was heading to the municipality of Redencao in the northern state of Para with a pilot and a couple aboard when it went down on a farm shortly after takeoff.
According to Ghana News Agency, the emergency response included firefighters, medical teams, and police, who confirmed the deaths at the scene. The victims have been identified as doctor Ederson da Silva and his wife, Roseli Amarilda Pechulo Silva. The pilot, who survived the crash, was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment.
The cause of the crash is currently under investigation as authorities work to determine the factors that led to the tragic incident.