Shortly after flying from London’s Southend Airport, an aircraft crashed on Sunday, after which the airport has been closed till the next notice. The officers provided this information. No casualties in the accident have been released at present.
The aircraft, run by the Netherlands ‘Juush Aviation’ company, first went from Athens (Greece) to Pula (Croatia), then left from there to Southend (Britain). The aircraft was to return to Lelistada in the Netherlands on Sunday evening.
‘Juush Aviation’ confirmed that its ‘SUJED 1’ plane crashed and said the company was cooperating in the investigation. In the company’s statement, “We express all the people affected by the accident.”
Essex police said they received information about the accident at the airport at around 4 pm. According to British media, the aircraft crashed was ‘Beach Craft B 200 Super King’ which was equipped with medical systems to carry patients. It was a small aircraft 12 meters (39 feet) tall.
Emergency services and aircraft accident investigators are on the spot and all flights from the airport have been canceled until next information. Pictures broadcast on social media show fire and black smoke near the accident site.