A small plane crashed in Brazil on Sunday, killing 10 people, officials told ABC News.
Luiz Claudio Salgueiro Galeazzi, a businessman, was piloting the plane, police said.
He was traveling with nine family members, including his own children.
All were killed in the accident.
This photo released by the Rio Grande do Sul communications department shows the site of a plane crash in the city of Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, December 22, 2024.
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The plane crashed in a popular shopping area of Gramado, in the south of the country.
At least 17 other people, who were in the area of the accident doing their Christmas shopping, were taken to hospital. Two women were seriously injured.
Police conduct an investigation in front of houses that were hit by a plane in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul state, Brazil, December 22, 2024.
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The plane had taken off from Canela, a short distance from Gramado, and was heading to Jundiai, in the state of São Paulo.
The family only traveled 3 kilometers (about 1.86 miles) before the plane crashed.
This is a developing story. Please check again for updates.
