Everything we know so far - The morning of the accident the plane had taken off from Pula, Croatia, and arrived safely in Southend

Four people died when a medical transport plane crashed and burst into flames shortly after take off at a London airport, including a woman who is understood to have been on her first day as a flight nurse.

A Zeusch Aviation plane, flight SUZ1, crashed shortly after takeoff from London Southend Airport on Sunday, prompting its closure. Operated by a Dutch

London Southend Airport in Essex said that it has closed operations until further notice after the police said a small plane crashed at the airport on England's south-east coast on Sunday.

KLM said Monday it is “deeply saddened” by the death of one of its employees in a plane crash that occurred around 4 p.m. (local time) Sunday near London Southend Airport, according to RTL. All four people on board were killed,

Aerial pictures showed the aftermath of a plane crash at London Southend Airport. Essex Police said it was alerted to a 12m (39ft) plane on fire at the site shortly before 16:00 BST on Sunday. Footage taken from a helicopter showed a large area of charred ground and the remains of the aircraft.

An Air India executive is still urging its staff not to jump to any conclusions as the investigation into the crash that killed 260 people last month continues. A preliminary report into the June crash found that the plane's fuel control switches had been flipped off one by one.