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| Amazon air crash 'was collision' | Amazon air crash 'was collision' |
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| A passenger plane which crashed in a remote Amazon region collided with another aircraft, Brazilian aviation officials have confirmed. | A passenger plane which crashed in a remote Amazon region collided with another aircraft, Brazilian aviation officials have confirmed. |
| The Boeing 737, flying from Manaus to the capital, Brasilia, crashed in the Amazon rainforest on Friday. | The Boeing 737, flying from Manaus to the capital, Brasilia, crashed in the Amazon rainforest on Friday. |
| All 155 passengers and crew are presumed dead after rescuers reported finding bodies but no survivors. | All 155 passengers and crew are presumed dead after rescuers reported finding bodies but no survivors. |
| Aviation officials had been investigating the possibility the plane hit a smaller executive jet. | Aviation officials had been investigating the possibility the plane hit a smaller executive jet. |
| Denise Abreu, director of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), told reporters on Sunday that a mid-air collision occurred, but did not release any other details. | Denise Abreu, director of the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC), told reporters on Sunday that a mid-air collision occurred, but did not release any other details. |
| Earlier, another aviation official said it was "highly probable" that a collision between the two aircraft caused the crash. | Earlier, another aviation official said it was "highly probable" that a collision between the two aircraft caused the crash. |
| In Pictures: crash aftermath | In Pictures: crash aftermath |
| An executive jet made a forced landing with a damaged wing near the crash site on Friday. | An executive jet made a forced landing with a damaged wing near the crash site on Friday. |
| Everyone on it survived, but its pilot reported seeing a shadow and hearing a noise. | Everyone on it survived, but its pilot reported seeing a shadow and hearing a noise. |
| Aviation officials were interviewing the jet's passengers and crew, while investigators had removed the aircraft's black box for analysis, another aviation official said. | Aviation officials were interviewing the jet's passengers and crew, while investigators had removed the aircraft's black box for analysis, another aviation official said. |
| Worst disaster | Worst disaster |
| With no survivors located, the crash becomes Brazil's worst-ever air disaster. | With no survivors located, the crash becomes Brazil's worst-ever air disaster. |
| President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has declared three days of national mourning. | |
| Search and rescue efforts have been hampered by the remote location of the crash site and the dense rainforest. | Search and rescue efforts have been hampered by the remote location of the crash site and the dense rainforest. |
| The first rescuers on the scene had to abseil down from helicopters and then clear an area for the vehicles to land. | The first rescuers on the scene had to abseil down from helicopters and then clear an area for the vehicles to land. |
| The plane was operated by the budget airline Gol, which has expanded rapidly since it was establish in 2001 to become Brazil's number two carrier. | The plane was operated by the budget airline Gol, which has expanded rapidly since it was establish in 2001 to become Brazil's number two carrier. |
| Gol says the plane involved was new, having come into service this month. | Gol says the plane involved was new, having come into service this month. |