Seven people, including two Britons, have been killed in a plane crash in the Dominican Republic, officials say.
The accident is believed to have happened early on Monday in the east of the island when the single-engine Piper PA-32 crashed shortly after take-off.
"We are looking into reports of an incident involving a light aircraft in the Punta Cana region on the Dominican Republic," a UK Foreign Office spokesman said.
"The British embassy in Santo Domingo is liaising with local authorities to urgently gather more information and stands ready to offer consular assistance if required."
The plane crashed shortly after taking off from an airport in the resort area of Punta Cana.
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Local police said four of the passengers were tourists from Spain and two were from Britain. The pilot was from the Dominican Republic.
Civil aviation officials were dispatched to the scene and are investigating the cause of the crash.
