Southend Airport plane crash: ‘Big fireball’ witnessed, emergency response ongoing

According to the police, a slight plane crashed into the London Southend Airport on the eastern coast of England. ESSEX police confirmed that they were in a serious event that was warned just before 16:00 just before the local time on a collision containing a 12 -meter plane. The number of people on the ship is unknown.

Images from the UK newspaper websites, which are not confirmed by Reuters, showed a fire ball rising to the air on Southend Airport, about 56 km east of London.

Britain’s Eastern ambulance service, four ambulances and other intervention vehicles sent, he said.

The website of the relatively small airport showed that five international flights were canceled after the accident.

As a precaution due to their proximity to the incident, the police released a local golf club and Rugby Club.

John Johnson, who was at Southend Airport with his family during the accident, said that the plane saw a “big fire ball” because the plane fell to the ground first ”.

Mr. Johnson, PA news agency, said the plane “About three or four seconds after getting up and lifted, he started the bank intensely to the left, and then it was turned upside down and fell to the ground first.

“There was a big fire ball. Obviously, everyone was shocked to witness it.

After the accident, Johnson said that the airport’s firefighters reacted immediately and that two firefighters followed the local police, ambulance and fire services after two firefighters.

Mr Johnson said that before the plane departure, he and his family waved to the pilots and said, “They all have returned to us.”

Local Parliament Member David Burton-Sampson called on people to stay away and allow emergency services to do their jobs.

“With everyone involved in my thoughts,” he said.

– with Reuters, PA and AP