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.

A plane crashed at London Southend Airport in Essex, England, on July 13. Essex Police and the East of England Ambulance Service responded to the scene. A local resident who witnessed the crash recalled,

A woman who was killed when a small plane crashed at London Southend Airport was on her first day as a "flight nurse", the BBC understands. Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, 31, was a German citizen born in Chile and had previously worked as a nurse in the public sector.

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,

A report released by India's Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau pointed to fuel switches that flipped off during takeoff, depriving engines of power.