THE leader of Bahamas Faith Ministries, Dr Myles Munroe, and his wife Ruth have been killed in a plane crash in Grand Bahama.
The crash took place this
afternoon and killed all nine people on board the private jet. The plane
reportedly struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploding on
impact and crashing into the ground near a junkyard area.
The Department of Civil Aviation
reported that the plane was a Lear 36 executive jet which departed the
Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for the Grand Bahama
International Airport.
The plane left LPIA at 4.07pm
with nine people on board and crashed while making an approach for
landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm, the Department
of Civil Aviation said.
A police on source on the island
previously said two were feared dead. However, police sources later
confirmed that all those on board had been killed.
The police source also said it was believed the group was heading to a conference hosted by Pastor Munroe.
The identities of the other people on board have not yet been confirmed.
The statement said while the
department was advised of fatalities, it was awaiting confirmation from
police on if there were any survivors.
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.
The department said a full
scale investigation will start tomorrow morning at daylight, which will
include the Department of Civil Aviation Aircraft Accident Investigation
Prevention Unit.
