A small plane has crashed at London Southend Airport on England's south east coast, police said on Sunday. "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 39-foot plane.

A small plane has crashed on take-off at Southend Airport, with locals seeing a fireball and black smoke towering up into the sky. Reports emerged on social media as the crash and its aftermath were witnessed by locals and travellers at the airport.