Police in London has confirmed the crash of a small plane shortly after take-off at Southend Airport.
The passenger plane is reportedly a Beechcraft King Air B200 that was leaving the airport for Lelystad in the Netherlands.
Daily Intel could not immediately ascertain the number of casualties.
But a statement by Essex Police said: “We were alerted shortly before 4pm to reports of a collision involving one 12-metre plane.
“We are working with all emergency services at the scene now and that work will be ongoing for several hours. We would please ask the public to avoid this area where possible while this work continues.”
More details shortly…
