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He President and four footballers of Palmas Fútbol y Regatas, a club in the fourth division of the Brazilian Championship, died this Sunday in a plane crash along with the pilot of the aircraft in which they were traveling to the city of Goiania to play a game, team sources reported.
The private plane chartered by the club fell to the ground for reasons still unknown shortly after taking off from Porto Nacional, a municipality in the Amazonian state of Tocantins, at around 8.15am local time this Sunday.
In a note in which he regretted the accident, the Palmas club reported that there were no survivors among the six occupants of the aircraft.
The plane was completely destroyed after having hit the ground and exploded in a wooded region known as Luzimangues, a few meters from the head of the runway of the Tocantinense Aviation Association (ATA) of Porto Nacional.
According to the statement released by the Palmas club, in addition to the president of the entity, Lucas Meira, footballers Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, Ranule and Marcus Molinari also died in the accident.
The pilot of the plane also died, Uniquely identified as Commander Wagner.
The plane was going to transport the footballers to the city of Goiania, the capital of the state of Goiás and where Palmas was going to face Vila Nova on Monday, in a match for the so-called Green Cup.
“We regret to report that there are no survivors. In this moment of pain and dismay, the club asks for prayers for the family members, to which it will offer due support, ”said the club in its note.
The management of the Vila Nova club, which would be Palmas’ rival on Monday, also released a statement to regret what happened and stated that, in addition to accepting the postponement of the match indefinitely, it will pay tribute to the victims of the accident in its next commitment.
In addition to playing the Brazilian Fourth Division Championship and the Green Cup, a regional tournament that faces clubs from the north, center and west of Brazil, Palmas is currently contesting the regional championship of the state of Tocantins.
Despite being a club with little relevance in Brazil, founded in 1977 in the city of Palmas, the capital of Tocantins, it has won the regional championship of this state seven times and in 2004 it surprised by reaching the quarterfinals of the Copa do Brasil.
More than 4 years after the tragedy of ‘Chape’
Just over four years ago, another plane crash in Colombia caused the death of most of the Brazilian club’s squad Chapecoense.
The accident occurred on November 28, 2016 when the plane in which the team was traveling to Medellín to play the final of the Copa Sudamericana crashed 17 kilometers from the airport in the Colombian city.
71 out of 77 people died in the tragedy who were in the aircraft of the Bolivian airline Lamia, among them players, members of the board of directors and the coaching staff, as well as a score of journalists who accompanied the club in its first final in an international tournament.
🏴 Our solidarity with friends and family #NoteDePesar https://t.co/SE1sTIPEfK
– Esporte Clube Bahia (@ECBahia) January 24, 2021
It is with sadness that we receive the news of the tragedy that involves the president and the Palmas players.
We wish great strength to friends, family and fans at this difficult time.– Vasco da Gama (@VascodaGama) January 24, 2021
It is with deep sadness that we received the news of the plane crash that took the athletes and the president of the @PalmasFutebol. Sadly, we know how this moment of insurmountable pain is brought about by irreparable loss and we wish no other group had to feel the same. +
– Chapecoense (@ChapecoenseReal) January 24, 2021
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