10 members of a family were killed when a small plane crashed in the southern Brazilian city of Gramado. The incident happened on Sunday morning. The crash involved a Piper Cheney 400 turboprop piloted by businessman Luis Claudio Salguero Galesi. Police confirmed that all the passengers were his family members.
The plane crashed shortly after taking off from the nearby city of Canela. The Rio Grande do Sul State Security Secretariat said in a statement that it hit the chimney of a building and then the roof before falling into a furniture store. A lodge was also damaged.
17 people outside the plane were injured in the accident. Two of them are in critical condition. Many people are being treated for smoke inhalation.
