At least 12 people, including a popular musician, died when a small plane crashed into the sea while taking off from a Caribbean island off Honduras, officials said.

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 passenger plane crash off the coast of Honduras left 12 dead, according to officials. Among them was beloved musician Aurelio Martinez.