The nine crew members of a private jet that crashed this Wednesday at Las Américas International Airport, outside Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, died.
There were no survivors, local authorities reported.
Among the victims are the Puerto Rican reggaeton producer José Ángel Hernández, better known as Flow La Movie
,
his partner, Debbie Jimenes,
and four other relatives, including two children
, according to data from the flight manifesto.
Two Dominican and one Venezuelan crew also died.
The six passengers were US citizens, the Efe news agency reported.
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The flight departed from La Isabela airport, in Santo Domingo, and was destined for Orlando, Florida, but was diverted after taking off due to a technical problem and crashed while trying to make an emergency landing at Las Américas airport.
Colombian artist J. Balvin mourned the death of the Puerto Rican music producer in a post on Instagram this Wednesday night.
"Rest in peace," he wrote.
The Dominican authorities said that it is still too early to know the causes of the accident, but they assured that they have already started the expert reports to clarify its causes.
The aircraft that crashed in Las Amércias, a Gulfstream IV, was owned by the private flight company Helidosa.
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