'Casualties' as airshow plane crashes into cars on A27 at Shoreham

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El Loro

A Hawker Hunter plane has crashed into several vehicles after coming down at Shoreham Airshow in West Sussex.

Sussex Police said there are several casualties, but could not give details on their condition.

The plane crashed into vehicles on the nearby A27. The road is likely to remain closed for several hours.

Eyewitness Stephen Jones said the plane was performing a loop but did not complete the manoeuvre and crashed. Police said it ended up in a bush.

He said: "The aeroplane involved is a Hawker Hunter T mark 7. And he'd just begun his flying display.

"He'd gone up into a loop and as he was coming out of the loop I just thought, you're too low, you're too low, pull up.

"And he flew straight into the ground either on or very close to the A27, which runs past the airport."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-34027260

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AimeeMember

7 confirmed dead

8/22/158:45 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

South East Coast Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed that there has been seven fatalities declared at the scene, one patient with serious life-threatening injuries has been transported to Royal Sussex County Hospital and further 14 patients treated for minor injuries.

8/22/158:46 AM

barneyMember

first reports I read the pilot was rescued and recovering in hospital

so sad that there are casualties

8/22/159:10 AM

Mount Olympus *Olly*Member 10 years

Isn't that one every weekend for the past few weekends... ?

These air show crashes seem to happen every year. . usually just the pilot is injured or killed, really bad when the crowd or passers by get caught up in it as well. . time for them to only be done, if they must do them, over unpopulated places such as over sea.. the stats for number of shows to number of crashes has to begetting a tad too high for these to continue..

8/22/159:48 AM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

Reports are that all the casualties were on the A27 and no-one on the airfield was injured,

8/22/1510:09 AM

Former Member

How dreadful

8/22/1510:55 AM

Dame_Ann_AverageMember VIP10 years

Tragic

8/22/1512:49 PM

BazMember VIP10 years

Very, very sad Those poor people

8/22/1512:49 PM

Cold SweatMember 10 years

Death toll up to 11 last time i checked a news.

8/23/153:27 PM

El LoroMember VIP10 yearsModerator

Death toll could rise to 20

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-sussex-34038479

8/24/153:03 AM

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