10 members of a family killed as plane crashes in Brazil

Ten members of a family were killed after a private plane crashed into the city of Gramado in southern Brazil.

17 other people on the ground were injured in the accident, including two in a serious condition.

Brazil’s Civil Defense Unit said on X that the plane, owned by businessman Luiz Claudio Galeazzi, struck a building chimney shortly after takeoff for reasons yet to be determined, causing an explosion.

All 10 people aboard, including Galeazzi, who was piloting the plane, his wife, daughters, and other family members, were killed in the crash.

The tragic accident sparked widespread attention on social media, with users sharing footage of the crash and images of the wreckage._Agencies