The Palmas Fútbol y Regatas club in the fourth division of Brazil is in mourning after the death of its president and four footballers.
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His tragic death came after a plane crash this Sunday. He lost his life and the pilot of the ship.
The delegation was heading to Goiás to play a match, team sources reported. The reasons for the unfortunate event are still unknown.
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Club statement about the accident
“Palmas Futebol e Regatas announces that around 8:15 am on Sunday 24th there was a plane crash that involved the club president Lucas Meira, when he took off for Goiânia, for the match between Vila Nova x Palmas, on Monday. 25, valid for the Green Cup. The plane in which Lucas was with Commander Wagner and the athletes Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, Ranule and Marcus Molinari, took off and crashed at the end of the runway of the Tocantins Aviation Association. We regret to inform you that there are no survivors. In this time of pain and dismay, the club is asking for prayers for family members to whom it will provide the necessary support and stresses that in due course it will speak again. “
The plane was completely destroyed after hitting the ground. The plane exploded in a wooded area of Luzimangues.
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According to the statement made public by the Palmas club, in addition to the president of the entity, Lucas Meira, the football players Lucas Praxedes, Guilherme Noé, Ranule and Marcus Molinari also died in the accident.