Eight cancer doctors among dead in Brazil plane crash – as seven others changed flight at last minute

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least eight cancer doctors who were heading to an oncology conference were among dozens killed in a plane crash in Brazil’s Vinhedo on Friday, an official has said. The ATR 72 twin-engine plane carrying 58 passengers and four crew members was headed for Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport when it nose-dived and crashed in Vinhedo, said Voepass airlines, which operated the aircraft. open image in gallery Firefighters and rescue teams work at the site in a residential area where the plane with 62 people on board crashed in Vinhedo He added that a total of 15 doctors were supposed to be travelling to the conference on the flight, but seven of them had taken an earlier service. open image in gallery Police and rescue team members stand guard at Voepass Airlines Twin Engine ATR-72-500 crash site in Vinhedo open image in gallery Firefighters arrive at the entrance of Recanto Florido Condominium where the airplane crashed Family members of the victims are being taken to Sao Paulo to provide DNA samples to help in the identification of remains, said state civil defence coordinator Henguel Pereira.