Two dead and two injured after plane crashes into building in Brazil

A plane has crashed into a low-rise residential building in the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte, killing two and injuring two others.

Shocking footage shows the moment the small aircraft circles the built-up area before plummeting into the building.

The ⁠pilot and co-pilot have died, while the remaining passengers are ⁠in a serious condition, the local fire department ⁠has said.

The aircraft took off from Pampulha Airport with the three passengers on board at 12.16pm local time.

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Emergency services were then called to to the scene of the crash at 12.25pm.

The pilot had reported to the Pampulha Airport control tower before the collision that he was having "difficulties taking off".

In the horror footage, the aircraft is seen circling the Silveira area of Belo Horizonte before colliding with a low-rise building.

Lieutenant Raul of the Fire Department said of the crash: "It [the aircraft] hit between the third and fourth floors, in the stairwell.

"If it had hit the sides, it could have struck some residences; those apartments were occupied.

"What we saw was the structure of the aircraft projected inside the stairwell, without hitting any other apartments."

Earlier reports following the crash had confirmed that the pilot was trapped within the wreckage of the airplane before their death.

According to local reports, no one in the building was injured.

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Footage from the incident shows a hole left in the wall of the building the craft collided with, with some the plane wreckage on the ground.

According to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB), investigators from the Centre for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (CENIPA) are examining the incident.

Teams from the Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents and Third Regional Service for Investigation are also on site to help with the investigation.

The Civil Police from Minas Gerais (PCMG) has also launched an investigation into the crash.

Avani Soares, who lives in the building hit by the aircraft said she thought "the world had ended".

She told TV Globo: "Everything went dark, a lot of debris fell, and I thought, ‘the world has ended.’ On the other floor, there were people screaming for help. I didn’t know what to do.

"Then I ran to the window because it had gone completely dark. Then I saw it and said, ‘it can’t be, a plane.’

"There was a strong smell of fuel. I just grabbed my phone and glasses, and went downstairs, I didn’t grab anything else."

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