EARLY indications suggest the plane that crashed in Venezuela, killing all 160 people on board, may have experienced engine trouble.

A plane carrying holidaymakers crashed today in western Venezuela after reporting engine problems, killing all 160 people on board, officials said.

Officials said there appear to be no survivors as a plane carrying residents of the French island of Martinique crashed in western Venezuela with at least 160 people on board today.

A passenger plane crashed in remote western Venezuela with 152 passengers aboard early today, an aviation official said. It was unclear whether anyone survived.