article_snippet.sent: Foreign Office is looking into reports that two British citizens were among the six passengers on Piper PA-32 planethe Punta Cana region of Dominican Republic.
article_snippet.sent: Local police said four of the six passengers on the small plane which crashed in the Punta Cana region of the Caribbean island were tourists from Spain and two were from Britain, while pilot was from Dominican Republic.
article_snippet.sent: A Foreign Office spokesman said: 'We are looking into reports of an incident involving a light aircraft in the Punta Cana region of Dominican Republic on Dominican Republic. '
article_snippet.sent: 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.
article_snippet.sent: Local police said Local police believed four of six passengers were tourists from Spain and two were from Britain.
article_snippet.sent: pilot was from Dominican Republic.
article_snippet.sent: Foreign Office later added that 'early indications suggest no British nationals were involved' but was unable to confirm for definite.
article_snippet.sent: The bodies, which have yet to be formally identified, were taken to the National Forensic Science Institute for autopsy, according to the Dominican Air Accident Investigation Commission.
article_snippet.sent: Olivo said civil aviation officials were dispatched to the scene to investigate the cause of the crash.
article_snippet.sent: Local police said two British citizens and six Spanish nationals were onboard the flight .
highlights_snippet.sent: Foreign Office confirmed Foreign Office is looking into reports of UK citizens on aircraft .
  