SAO PAULO, July 1 (Xinhua) -- A training aircraft crashed in southeast Brazil's Sao Paulo state on Tuesday, killing both people on board, the fire department reported.

The small aircraft fell into an uninhabited area of the city of Sao Jose do Rio Preto after taking off from a local airport.

Brazil's Globo news network cited a fire department report that both occupants of the aircraft, which was used for pilot training, were killed in the incident.

Local police and the Brazilian Air Force's Aeronautical Accidents Investigation and Prevention Center are looking into the cause of the crash.