(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) Four people were killed Friday after the helicopter they were
aboard crashed on a street in Brazil's Sao Paulo, the largest
metropolis in South America, the Fire Department said, trend reports citing
xinhua .
The accident occurred at 2:35 p.m. local time in the Barra Funda
neighborhood in the western area of the city, the Fire Department
said on its Twitter account.
The Fire Department, part of the Sao Paulo state Military
Police, added that nine vehicles were affected by the crash and
that it was 'awaiting further information.'
The helicopter, according to local media, was a Robinson R44
Raven II, apparently owned by an air taxi company.
Sao Paulo has 411 private registered helicopters, with 2,200
daily trips per 2021 data, according to the Brazilian Helicopter
Pilots Association.
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