At least 12 people were killed after the plane crashed into the Caribbean near the Honduras coast on Monday night, officials said.
The spacecraft – which manabbed the Honduran Airline of Lanhs – it fell into the sea within one minute after taking off the Roatán Island.
The Honduran National Police and the Fire Service have been confirmed separately that five people were saved, while one still leads as disappeared.
Breaking: Plane Crashes in Honduras
A tragic incident Occurred Today in Honduras as a plane crashed after taking off from Juan Manuel Gálvaro International Airport on the island of Roatán.
– 15 passengers and 2 pilots Were on board, According to preliminary reports.
– The … pic.twitter.com/c6kjdpb5zd– Weather Monitor (@Weathermonitors) March 18, 2025
The cause of the accident is still unknown, but the mayor of Roatán for local media said the weather conditions were not the cause of falling, because they were normal. The Hondura Agency for Civil Aviation said the investigation was initiated.
JetStream 32 plane took off from Juan Manuel Gálvez on the island at 18:18 local time (00:18 GMT on Tuesday) and was on the road to La Ceibi International Airport.
Civil aviation official Carlos Padilla, causing the AFP Agency, said the plane “made a sudden turn to the right from the runway and fell into the water.”
The government has expressed “solidarity” in a statement on social networks with the families of the victims.
“The Honduras government deeply regrets the tragic accident in Roatán and joins national grief,” added to the statement.
After the accident, the President of Honduras Xiomar Castro “immediately activated the country, including all emergencies, including the army, police, firefighters, the Red Cross and the Ministry of Health.
Writing on the X platform, she said that the team of the Committee “tirelessly works” on providing assistance.
“May God protect the lives of people,” Castro added.
Videos that officials divided on social networks show rescue teams that work in the dark along the rocky coast, with small boats and wore.
In the publication in XU, accompanied by photographs, the armed forces of Honduras said surviving with injuries transferred to the hospital in the city of San Pedro Sula military planes.
According to the local media, the famous Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez Suazo was among the deaths.
Suazo was a member of Garifun, the people of a mixed indigenous and afro-carypic descent that comes from the island of St. Vincent and has a recognizable musical style.
(Vijesti.ba)
