London Southend Airport closed, all flights canceled after small plane crash
All flights to and from the airport have been canceled while police, emergency services, and air accident investigators are attending the incident, London Southend Airport said in a post on X.
"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.
The East of England Ambulance Service stated that it had dispatched four ambulances and other response vehicles.
The airport's website showed five international flights had been canceled following the accident.
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