Four people who died when a small plane crashed at London Southend Airport are believed to be foreign nationals, police have confirmed. The airport has been closed since emergency services were called to the incident involving a Beech B200 Super King shortly before 16:00 BST on Sunday.

Four people have died in a plane crash at London’s Southend airport. The crash on Sunday afternoon reportedly involved a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air B200. Online flight tracking data suggest an aircraft fitting that description was due to fly to Lelystad, in the Netherlands, in the afternoon.

A plane crashed after take-off at Southend Airport on Sunday afternoon, described by police as a "serious incident". Emergency services, including Essex Police, East of England Ambulance Service, and Essex County Fire and Rescue Service, were alerted shortly before 4pm.