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Fourteen killed in Brazil crash | |
(about 19 hours later) | |
A small aeroplane has crashed in eastern Brazil, killing all 14 people on board, officials say. | |
The jet crashed near the airport of the coastal resort town of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia. It was reportedly attempting to land in a heavy storm. | The jet crashed near the airport of the coastal resort town of Trancoso, in the state of Bahia. It was reportedly attempting to land in a heavy storm. |
Among the dead was Roger Ian Wright, founder of a Sao Paulo-based investment firm, and several family members. | |
The plane - a twin-motor King Air 350 - was flying from Sao Paulo. The exact cause of the crash is not known. | |
The aircraft, which Mr Wright owned, crashed short of the runway at the airport, which serves the Terravista golfing resort, popular with wealthy Brazilians and foreigners. |