Brazilian media reports that presidential candidate Eduardo Campos of the Brazilian Socialist Party has died in a plane crash.<br/> <br />TV channel GloboNews says he was among seven people on board the private plane when it crashed in Santos, Brazil.<br/> <br />Smoke billowed from the crash site in a residential area as investigators cleared the area.<br/> <br />Five people were rushed to a local hospital, but their names and conditions were not released.<br/> <br />The jet was preparing to land when it crashed.<br/> <br />49-year-old Campos was running third in opinion polls, with the presidential campaign beginning to gain momentum.<br/> <br />The cause of the crash is under investigation.
