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Shoreham air show plane crash: Video footage purportedly shows moment jet came down | Shoreham air show plane crash: Video footage purportedly shows moment jet came down |
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Video footage has emerged which purportedly shows the moment a plane crashed at the Shoreham air show in Sussex. | Video footage has emerged which purportedly shows the moment a plane crashed at the Shoreham air show in Sussex. |
Amateur video uploaded to YouTube by Ray Kemp shows a plane performing a loop-the-loop in the air. | Amateur video uploaded to YouTube by Ray Kemp shows a plane performing a loop-the-loop in the air. |
As it completes the stunt, it nears the ground and disappears from view behind a line of houses, before a large fireball and dark clouds of smoke erupt from ground level. | As it completes the stunt, it nears the ground and disappears from view behind a line of houses, before a large fireball and dark clouds of smoke erupt from ground level. |
The person recording the footage is heard saying "oh dear" repeatedly in shock at the scenes unfolding. | The person recording the footage is heard saying "oh dear" repeatedly in shock at the scenes unfolding. |
Seven people were killed in the accident in which the single-seater plane, believed to be a Hawker Hunter fighter jet, came down on a road and reportedly hit several vehicles. | Seven people were killed in the accident in which the single-seater plane, believed to be a Hawker Hunter fighter jet, came down on a road and reportedly hit several vehicles. |
Witness Rhys-Chrstian, 24, says he heard a "massive impact" from a friend’s garden just 500m from the impact site. | Witness Rhys-Chrstian, 24, says he heard a "massive impact" from a friend’s garden just 500m from the impact site. |
Drivers are being asked to avoid the A27, which has been closed in both directions. The Shoreham Air Show area has been evacuated. | Drivers are being asked to avoid the A27, which has been closed in both directions. The Shoreham Air Show area has been evacuated. |