A private Lear jet with nine passengers on board has crashed on approach near Grand Bahama International Airport, killing at least some of those on the plane, Bahamian officials said.
A spokesperson at the Bahamas Air accident investigation and prevention unit told ABC they understand that it may be a prominent minister's plane in the Bahamas.
Based upon the flight plan information that was registered at the point of the departure, officials are of the opinion that that was the only aircraft at the time in that area, so are going on the assumption that it was a prominent minister on the aircraft, the spokesperson said.
The jet crashed about 5 p.m. local time today, as it was coming in for a landing Grand Bahama International Airport.
It was not yet known what caused the crash, and police and rescue teams were on the scene, but a full investigation would only begin at daylight, officials said.
"The Department of Civil Aviation has been advised that there were some fatalities and we are awaiting confirmation from the Royal Bahamas Police Force as to whether there were any survivors," The Department of Civil Aviation said in a statement. "The Grand Bahama Airport Company Crash Fire Rescue Department responded to the incident, and the Police and Bahamas Air Sea Rescue (BASRA) are presently on the scene."
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