A twin-engine plane crashed shortly after takeoff at London Southend Airport, officials said. It remains unclear how many people were on board.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident occurred at approximately 4 p.m. local time on Sunday, just minutes after the aircraft took off. All flights at Southend Airport were grounded to allow emergency services to extinguish the flames and secure the scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The aircraft involved was a Beechcraft B200, a light twin-engine plane used for medical transport, according to The Times<\/a>. It had reportedly arrived earlier from Croatia and was departing for Lelystad in the Netherlands. It remains unclear whether any patients were on board at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n\n\n\n