A PLANE carrying 17 people has tragically crashed into the sea killing a popular music star.
Seven people died just minutes after the aircraft took off from Roatan Island in Honduras on Monday.
ReutersAt least seven people died in a plane crash[/caption]
AFPHonduran rescue teams carrying an injured man after a plane crash[/caption]
ReutersThe plane crashed minutes after departing from Roatan Island[/caption]
Several US nationals, a French citizens, and two children were all killed in the horror air disaster.
The popular Honduran musician and politician Aurelio Martinez Suazo was tragically found among the dead.
The Jetstream aircraft, operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa, was carrying 14 passengers and threw crew members, according to the country’s transport minister.
Dramatic images showed the desperate rescue mission launched by officials into the evening.
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