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Three police officers die in plane crash in Minas Gerais
A plane belonging to the Minas Gerais Military Police crashed on Friday near Ipatinga Airport in Santana do Paraíso, in southeastern Brazil.
Three police officers aboard the aircraft died.
The crash happened in the Vale do Aço region, near highway BR-458.
The aircraft was a Beech 300 twin-engine turboprop used by the police for different operations, including transporting organs for transplants.
The cause of the crash is still being investigated.
Emergency teams were sent to the site, but initial reports gave no further details about the circumstances.
The investigation will seek to establish what led to the crash.
A Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais aircraft crashed near Ipatinga Airport in Santana do Paraíso, killing three officers on board.
The crash happened on Friday, October 9, in the Vale do Aço region of Minas Gerais.
Firefighters were called to the crash site on BR-458 at about 4:20 p.m.
The aircraft was a Beech Aircraft 300 twin-engine turboprop identified as PP-EJO.
The causes of the crash are under investigation.
- Who
- Three Polícia Militar de Minas Gerais officers died.
- What
- A police aircraft crashed. The causes are under investigation.
- When
- Friday, October 9, 2026.
- Where
- Near Ipatinga Airport in Santana do Paraíso, Minas Gerais.
- Why
- The cause of the crash has not been stated; it is under investigation.
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The police aircraft crashed near Ipatinga Airport in Santana do Paraíso.
Firefighters were called to the incident on BR-458, near kilometer 43.
- Deaths
- 3 police officers
- Location
- Santana do Paraíso, Minas Gerais
- Aircraft
- Beech Aircraft 300, registration PP-EJO
- Emergency call
- About 4:20 p.m. on October 9
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