A plane on Monday night crashed just off the Caribbean coast of Honduras, a few minutes after taking off from Roatan Island, killing seven people, while

The crash on Monday took place shortly after take-off, off the coast of Roatan Island. There were 14 passengers and three crew members on board according to the country's transport ministry.

Ten people were pulled out from the wreckage alive, authorities say.

Eight passengers are likely still inside the plane.

March 18 (UPI) -- A dozen people died after a plane crashed into the sea off the shore of Honduras, officials confirmed Tuesday.

The Jetstream aircraft operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa was carrying 14 passengers and three crew members. The wreckage was found about 1 kilometre off the island's coast.

A small plane crashed seconds after taking off from a Caribbean island near mainland Honduras on Monday, killing all but five of the 17 people on board.

Fatalities have been reported after a plane crash on a Roatan Island runway just off the coast of Honduras, the local police chief told local broadcaster Noticiero Hoy Mismo late on Monday.

At least 12 were killed when a small plane crashed into the sea off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday. Five were rescued, and one is missing.

A jet has crashed causing 12 deaths including a popular singer and two children who were on-board. The horror unfolded just minutes into the journey as the plane carried 17 people

Deadly Lanhsa flight from Roatan — tourist island of Honduras — crashes into Carribean sea, killing 12 people