The pilot and co-pilot of a private aircraft were killed when it crashed on the runway at La Romana International Airport in the Dominican Republic, the Caribbean nation’s national aviation authority said.
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Authorities reported that no passengers were on board. According to a statement from the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute, the aircraft declared an emergency while about 16 nautical miles southwest of La Romana and crashed while attempting to return to the airport, AFP reported.