Incident occurred in Southend, 56 km from the English capital. There is no information about victims. Small plane crashes on the outskirts of London, a small plane crashed on Sunday (13) after taking off from Southend airport in Essex County 56 km from London. The accident happened around 4 pm local time (12h of Brasilia), according to the Essex police. Images and videos published on social networks show a fireball after the aircraft will take off. The Beech B200 Super King Air aircraft was destined for the city of Lelystad in the Netherlands. There is still no information on how many occupants were on the plane or victims of the accident. Flights with origin and destination, Southend Airport were canceled while police, emergency services and investigators serve the scene of the accident. The airport advised passengers who would travel on Monday (14) to contact their airlines to obtain information. “Our thoughts are with people affected by today’s events and all passengers affected by this interruption,” the airport said. Local authorities asked the public to avoid the region during the work of rescue teams. A golf club and one of Rugby, near the airport, were evacuated preventively. The Southend Airport website showed, on Sunday afternoon, five international flights canceled after the accident. Small plane crashes into airport near London Art/G1
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