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. The plane operated by Honduran carrier Lanhsa was carrying 17 passengers,

At least 12 people have been killed after a plane crashed off the Caribbean coast of Honduras on Monday evening, officials said. The aircraft - operated by Honduran airline Lanhsa - crashed into the sea within a minute of take-off from the island of Roatán.