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Single-seat jet crashes at UK airshow, 'several casualties'

London:  British police say a single-seater jet has crashed at an airshow in southern England, causing several casualties.Police say the aircraft, believed to be a Hawker Hunter fighter jet participating in the Shoreham Airshow near

India TV News Desk Updated on: August 22, 2015 19:54 IST
single seat jet crashes at uk airshow several casualties
single seat jet crashes at uk airshow several casualties

London:  British police say a single-seater jet has crashed at an airshow in southern England, causing several casualties.

Police say the aircraft, believed to be a Hawker Hunter fighter jet participating in the Shoreham Airshow near Brighton, came down on a highway where it hit several vehicles as it crashed Saturday afternoon.

Local news reports carried video and photographs of a fireball erupting near trees and huge plumes of thick black smoke rising.

West Sussex Police said there were "several casualties" and that the highway was closed in both directions. The force did not elaborate on the conditions of those injured.

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