A plane crashed into the sea after take off leaving 12 people dead.
Five people had been rescued alive, but one remains missing.
The aircraft is thought to have made a sharp turn to the right of the runway as it took off.
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The abrupt manoeuvre then caused the plane to crash into the sea nearby.
According to one witness, it caught fire before it plummeted into the water.
The plane suffered a mechanical failure upon take off, according to reports.
There were a total of 18 people on board the flight, which departed from the Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport, in Roatán, Honduras.
This included 15 passengers, and three crew members.
Cops have confirmed the death toll stands at 12.
Shocking footage of the rescue operation showed how people moved quickly in the dark and attempted to save lives.
A Honduras Police spokesperson said: “Twelve people dead and five alive after plane crash in Roatan.
“At this time, only one body remains to be recovered, and rescue teams continue their work.”
The Lanhsa Airlines flight, which crashed at around 6.18pm yesterday (17 Mar), was headed for the port of La Ceiba, in Honduras.
Xiomara Castro, the President of Honduras, has revealed that local hospitals are ready to treat those who survived.
Just hours on from the crash, she stated that an extensive rescue operation was in place, and that they were working ‘tirelessly’, as reported by Need To Know.
“I have immediately activated the Emergency Operations Committee team,” she said.
“The team is comprised of the Armed Forces, the Honduran Fire Department, COPECO, the National Police, 911, the Red Cross, the Ministry of Health, and SAN.
“They have immediately arrived at the scene of the plane crash that occurred 1km from Roatán International Airport and are tirelessly assisting in the unfortunate incident.
“The public hospitals in San Pedro Sula and La Ceiba are now ready to treat injured passengers.
“May God protect people’s lives.”
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