Ten people, including local Caribbean musicians, are dead after a plane crashed on the largest island in the Bahamas, local officials said.

According to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority, a Cessna 402 crashed just after 1 p.m. local time on Friday, July 10, after departing Lynden Pindling International Airport in Nassau.

The aircraft, with Bahamas registration C6-FLX, was en route to San Andros Airport on Andros Island, the AAIA announced in a news release.

The aircraft, operated by Flamingo Air, reportedly “encountered difficulties and crashed into bushes prior to landing,” in North Andros, according to the release.

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