London Southend Airport plane crash
Digest more
Police say four people died aboard a small plane that crashed shortly after taking off from London Southend Airport.
Earlier today, the first victim of the crash to be identified was Chilean-born nurse, Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, who was a German citizen reportedly on her first day as a flight nurse, the Independent reported.
The German doctor is thought to be one of the casualties from the plane crash that took place in Southend over the weekend
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.