Small Plane Crash Kills Nine in Brazil

A small plane crash in Gramado, Brazil, on December 22, 2024, resulted in at least nine fatalities, with no survivors reported. The Piper Cheyenne 400 turboprop aircraft crashed into a commercial area, hitting a building's chimney, the second floor of a house, and a furniture store, while also damaging an inn. Cleber dos Santos Lima, director of the Interior Police Department, confirmed the deaths and indicated that at least 15 others were hospitalized, primarily due to smoke inhalation from the resulting fire. The plane had departed from Canela, another tourist town in the region, and it is believed to have been carrying around ten people at the time of the crash. The cause of the incident is currently under investigation, as officials work to confirm the exact number of individuals on board.