A plane crash took place in Afghanistan in the early hours of Monday, and the horrid incident was captured by a car's dashboard camera.

The video shows a quite awful scene. The Boeing 747, reportedly loaded with automobiles, swivels twice before plunging head first to the ground.

There was a vigorous explosion and subsequently thick dark smoke rises from the scene.

Reports points that there were seven people on board. They've all, according to the same reports, died, and their identities have yet to be revealed.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

This is an ongoing report and as more details of the incident emerge, this history will be update.

The scenes are awful, unfitting for sensitive viewers.