12 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon

12 killed in plane crash in Brazilian Amazon

BRASILIA: Twelve people, including a baby, died Sunday in a small plane crash in the Brazilian Amazon, officials said.
The plane, a single engine Cessna Caravan, came down near the airport of Rio Branco shortly after takeoff, the government of the northwestern state of Acre said in a statement.
Ten passengers -- nine adults and an infant -- as well as the pilot and co-pilot all died at the scene, it said.