RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Five people, including four footballers, died after their light aircraft crashed to the ground in the state of Tocantins, the Palmas FR soccer club said Sunday, January 24th.
"A plane carrying Lucas [Meira, club president], pilot Wagner and players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noe, Ranule and Marcus Molinari, crashed on takeoff at the end of the runway at the Tocantinense Aviation Association. We regret to say that there were no survivors," the fourth-tier club said, as quoted by G1 news website.
The footballers were heading to Goiania where they were due to play Vila Nova on . . .
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