The police said five people had survived the crash off Roatán, an island tourist destination. Among the dead was Aurelio Martínez, a popular Honduran musician and politician.

A small commercial plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 people dead, including a well-known Garifuna musician, authorities said. The Lanhsa Airlines flight crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff Monday night from the island of Roatan en route to the mainland city of La Ceiba.

A small plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Honduran island of Roatan on Monday, killing 12 people including musician and former congressman Aurelio Martinez.