Dr Mathias Eyl, 46, is understood to have been one of the four onboard a Beechcraft B200 Super King Air that crashed at Southend Airport on Sunday

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.

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.