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IN PHOTOS: 12 killed after plane crashes off Honduran island

Updated On: 18 March, 2025 04:08 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

At least 12 people died Monday when a small plane crashed into the sea while taking off from a Caribbean island off Honduras, officials said. Pics/AFP

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The Lanhsa airlines plane departed at night from Roatan, one of the central American country's main tourist destinations, heading for the port of La Ceiba, on the mainland. Pics/AFP

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The Lanhsa airlines plane departed at night from Roatan, one of the central American country's main tourist destinations, heading for the port of La Ceiba, on the mainland. Pics/AFP
The aircraft "made a sharp turn to the right of the runway and fell into the water", civil aviation official Carlos Padilla said, according to AFP

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The aircraft "made a sharp turn to the right of the runway and fell into the water", civil aviation official Carlos Padilla said, according to AFP

"The plane almost fell on us. I was fishing," a fisherman, whose name was not given, told HCH television

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"The plane almost fell on us. I was fishing," a fisherman, whose name was not given, told HCH television

The fire department said 12 people were killed in the crash. Five people were rescued, and one is missing

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The fire department said 12 people were killed in the crash. Five people were rescued, and one is missing

Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez, a popular member of the Garifuna music scene, was among the dead, according to local media reports

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Honduran musician Aurelio Martinez, a popular member of the Garifuna music scene, was among the dead, according to local media reports

One of the injured passengers included a 40-year-old French citizen, who will be transferred to hospital in the city of San Pedro Sula on the mainland, Major Wilmer Guerrero of the fire department said

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One of the injured passengers included a 40-year-old French citizen, who will be transferred to hospital in the city of San Pedro Sula on the mainland, Major Wilmer Guerrero of the fire department said

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