Private jet carrying singer and 7 others crash-lands in Brazil and bursts into flames

Private jet carrying singer and 7 others crash-lands in Brazil and bursts into flames Singer Rey Vaqueiro, real name David Linhares Pereira de Sousa, was taken to hospital alongside his team and crew members after their aircraft was consumed by flames in Brazil A private jet carrying a singer on his way to a performance along with seven other people burst into flames after running off the runway. The crash-landing took place in Brazil in the early hours of Sunday at an airfield in Parelhas, Brazil, belonging to a mining company. Singer Rey Vaqueiro had been due to perform at the rural settlement. The pilot, co-pilot, Rey and the five other people on board the private jet managed to escape the aircraft before the fire spread. Nobody was injured, however the aircraft - a Cessna 550 Bravo - was destroyed in the blaze. Rey, 26, had performed in Moreno hours earlier and was due to perform in Parelhas at 2.30am. Both of the aircraft’s engines caught fire in the accident, with firefighters spending a total of five hours tackling the blaze. The Fire Department said: “Firefighters tackled the blaze and cooled the engines while the remaining fuel burned off.” The runway reportedly had no problems, and the aircraft’s airworthiness certificate was valid. The singer, whose real name is David Linhares Pereira de Sousa, his team and the crew were taken to a local hospital for medical checks and are said to be doing well. Minutes earlier, another aircraft carrying other members of Rey’s team had landed without incident. The performer is from São Paulo but sings traditional music from rural north-eastern Brazil. His schedule for this month included 33 shows and just four days off. His 2025 song “Body Splash” has 19m views on YouTube. Because of the accident, Rey cancelled his shows scheduled for Sunday in Custódia and Canhotinho. CENIPA, Brazil’s aviation accident investigation agency, will investigate the accident