Small plane crashes in southeast Brazil killing 5

Sao Paulo: Police said a twin-engine plane crashed into a soybean plantation in southeastern Brazil killing all five people aboard. Officer Alexandre Alves de Oliveira of the Candido Mota police department says the six-seat Beechcraft King Air C-90 executive jet was flying to the city of Sao Paulo when it crashed yesterday night.

He said by telephone the causes of the accident are being investigated but heavy rain could have been a factor. PTI