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Southend plane crash: All four people killed thought to be foreign nationals, police say
London Southend Airport has been shut down after a small plane crashed in a "fireball" yesterday afternoon. Police say four people killed are all believed to be foreign nationals and work is taking place to confirm their identities.
Four dead in Southend plane crash
Four people have died in a plane crash at London’s Southend airport. The crash on Sunday afternoon reportedly involved a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air B200. Online flight tracking data suggest an aircraft fitting that description was due to fly to Lelystad, in the Netherlands, in the afternoon.
Police say four people died aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport.
Essex Police says the aircraft "got into difficulty" shortly after take off and "crashed within the airport boundary".
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