London Southend Airport in Essex said that it has shut down operations until further notice after the police said a small plane crashed at the airport on England’s southeast coast on Sunday.
In an X post, London Southend Airport said all flight activities at the airport have been suspended while they wait for police, emergency services and air accident investigators to attend the incident.
The local police said, “We remain on the scene of a serious incident at Southend Airport,” adding that they were alerted just before 4 p.m. to reports of a collision involving a 12-meter (39.4-foot) plane.
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It was unclear how many people were on the plane.
Images from British newspaper websites, showed a fireball rising into the air above Southend Airport, around 35 miles (56 km) east of London.
The East of England Ambulance Service said it had sent four ambulances and other response vehicles.
The airport’s website showed five international flights had been cancelled following the accident.
