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(Dr Munroe with plane crew and passengers immediately before fateful trip)

BAHAMAS Faith Ministries leader Dr Myles Munroe was among the fatalities in a plane crash on Grand Bahamas Island . Munroe was among nine passengers on board the plane that crashed this afternoon, multiples sources have said.

The Department of Civil Aviation reported that the plane which crashed on Grand Bahama 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.

The group was heading to a conference hosted by Bahamas Faith Ministries International Pastor Myles Munroe.

The identities of the people on board have not been released.

The statement said while the department was advised of fatalities, it was awaiting official confirmation from police on if there were any survivors.

#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.