Small plane crashes at London Southend Airport

14/7/2025 6:10

A small plane

has crashed at London Southend Airport on England's south east

coast, police said on Sunday.



"We remain on the scene of a serious incident at Southend

Airport," the local Essex Police said, adding that they were

alerted just before 4 p.m. to reports of a collision involving a

12-metre plane.



It was unclear how many people were on the plane.



Images from British newspaper websites, not verified by

Reuters, 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.