New York City (TAN): Five foreign tourists and a pilot were killed when a Piper PA-32-260 aircraft crashed into the sea in Honduras on Saturday, media reports said.
The accident took place shortly after the plane took off from the touristy island of Roatán, close to the Atlantic coast of Honduras, a country in Central America.
The plane was headed to the port city of Trujillo, about 80 kilometres away.
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The cause of the accident is still not clear.
The nationality of the tourists is still not clear. Different reports say four of the dead are either Canadian or American.No official statements have been released by either of the countries yet.
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