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Flight 3054 on TAM Linhas Aereas crashed on July 17, 2007 while landing at Sao Paulo. Heavy rain apparently caused the plane to overrun the runway. The plane then overran a nearby expressway and crashed into a TAM Express warehouse, where it exploded. Sao Paulo fire authorities report over 200 deaths.
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- 162 passengers on board
- 18 TAM employees on the flight
- 6-person flight crew on board
- 15 people on the ground were also killed
- 13 additional injuries suffered by people on the ground
- The plane was an [http: //en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A320_family Airbus A320]
- The flight originated from Porto Alegre in Brazil
- Among the passengers feared dead: Julio Redecker, leader of Brazilian Social Democracy Party
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ITN: Brazil Plane Crash Video Released
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