A small aircraft crashed in Brazil's western São Paulo on February 7 morning, killing at least two people and injuring six others when it struck multiple vehicles near the Palmeiras and São Paulo Training Centres, authorities said.

The King Air aircraft went down at approximately 7:25 a.m. local time at 1,874 Avenida Marquês de São Vicente, just eight minutes after taking off from Campo de Marte airport in the city's northern zone, according to São Paulo's fire department, as reported by Estadao. The private plane was bound for Porto Alegre in Rio Grande do Sul state when the pilot reportedly attempted to make a forced landing.

The two occupants were found dead inside the charred wreckage. Among the injured were five people waiting at a nearby bus stop, including an elderly woman, and a motorcyclist who was struck by aircraft debris. The motorcyclist and a woman who had been inside a municipal bus were transported to Vergueiro UPA medical facility. All six injured people sustained minor injuries, authorities reported.

The municipal bus, operating on route 8500/10 and belonging to concessionaire Santa Brígida, caught fire after being doused with aviation fuel from the crash. The vehicle was empty at the time and was completely destroyed. São Paulo's transport authority SPTrans identified the bus prefix as 11732.

"At this point, our concern is to control this fire and help potential victims," said Fire Department Captain Maycon Cristo in an interview with TV Globo. "There was fuel spilled across the road. We use foam to control the flammable liquids so that this tragedy does not reach greater proportions. We still do not have information about who the crew members were on the aircraft."

Emergency response teams, including the Metropolitan Civil Guard (GCM), Military Police, Civil Defence, SAMU ambulance service, and traffic management personnel were deployed to the scene.

The avenue, one of the busiest in the region, remained closed as investigators from Brazil's Air Force Fourth Regional Service for Investigation and Prevention of Aeronautical Accidents (Seripa IV) arrived to investigate the cause of the crash.

Speaking to reporters, São Paulo Mayor Ricardo Nunes expressed regret over the incident and confirmed that all municipal support structures had been mobilised to assist victims.