4 people were killed in Southend Airport plane crash
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LONDON — A small plane crashed at London Southend Airport, police said Sunday. In a statement, Essex Police said it was alerted just before 4 p.m. local time to the “serious incident” at the relatively small airport, which is around 45 miles east of the capital.
Aerial pictures showed the aftermath of a plane crash at London Southend Airport. Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12m (39ft) plane on fire at the site shortly before 16:00 BST on Sunday. Footage taken from a helicopter showed a large area of charred ground and the remains the aircraft.
A small Beechcraft Super King Air crashed shortly after takeoff from London Southend Airport in a London plane crash. The airport was closed as Essex Police and emergency services responded.