The London Southend Airport has confirmed a small plane crash this morning with no details on where the plane was heading or how many people were on board at the time of the crash.
In a statement on social media, the airport confirmed a serious incident involving what it termed a general aviation aircraft.
The airport says that all flights to and from the airport have been cancelled until further notice, while police, emergency services and air investigators assess the incident.
According to British media, it was a medical transport jet equipped with medical systems for transporting patients, specifically a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air heading to the Netherlands.
A witness who was at the airport with his family, says he saw a big fireball after the plane crashed headfirst into the ground.
The witness says the plane took off, and about three or four seconds after taking off, it started to bank heavily to its left, and then within a few seconds of that happening, it more or less inverted and crashed head-first into the ground.
Source: CNN
