Four foreign nationals died on board a plane that crashed after taking off from London Southend Airport, Essex Police said.
The medical transport plane bound for the Netherlands crashed at around 3.48pm on Sunday.
Witnesses told of seeing a “fireball”, while images of fire and black smoke were shared on social media.
In a statement at the airport on Monday, Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin said: “Yesterday afternoon, an aircraft which had landed here earlier in the day took off bound for the Netherlands.
“Shortly after take off, it got into difficulty and crashed within the airport boundary.
“Sadly, we can now confirm that all four people on board died.
“We are working to officially confirm their identities. At this stage, we believe all four are foreign nationals.”
The airport will stay closed until further notice.
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