Eyewitnesses reported seeing a 'huge fireball' and plumes of black smoke following the incident, which occurred around 4pm on Sunday at London's Southend Airport A 'multi-disciplinary' team has launched an investigation (Image: UKNIP )

Four people have been killed after a plane crash at London Southend Airport in Essex on Sunday. ‌

Authorities have launched an investigation after a plane “corkscrewed upside down into the ground." Meanwhile, the airport remains closed until further notice. ‌

Essex Police said they were alerted shortly before 4pm on Sunday to “reports of a collision involving one 12-metre plane” at the airport, calling it a “serious incident," Essex Live reports . An Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) spokeswoman said: “The AAIB has started an in

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