A small plane crashed on a busy street in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, killing at least six people, including the pilot, authorities said.
Haiti’s Civil Aviation Administration said the plane took off from Port-au-Prince airport at 3:44 p.m. local time (7:44 p.m. GMT) and was headed for the city of Jasmil. He added that the plane experienced an engine failure and sent out a distress call at 4:04 p.m.
“My deepest condolences to the families of the victims,” Prime Minister Ariel Henry wrote on Twitter, without mentioning the number of dead or injured.
Jude Edward Pierre, mayor of Carrefour, where the plane crashed, said six people were killed. A government source said the pilot died after being taken to hospital.