Dominican Republic plane crash: Two Britons among seven feared dead
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Version 0 of 1. Two Britons are among seven people feared to have died in a plane crash in the Dominican Republic. The single-engine Piper PA-32 aircraft crashed shortly after it took off from the resort of Punta Cana on the eastern tip of the island, as it travelled to the Samana Peninsula off the north coast. The pilot is believed to have been making an emergency landing with six passengers on-board, when the plane struck the ground in a golf course adjacent to the airport. Civil Aviation Institute spokesman Hector Olivo told AP that the plane then burst into flames, adding that officials have been sent to investigate the cause of the crash. Local police said four of the passengers were tourists from Spain and two were from Britain. The pilot was from the Dominican Republic. A Foreign Office spokesman said: "We are looking into reports of an incident involving a light aircraft in the Punta Cana region on the Dominican Republic. "The British embassy in Santo Domingo is leasing with local authorities to urgently gather more information and stands ready to offer consular assistance if required." Additional reporting by PA and AP |